Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-32738

High

Published: 14 May 2024

Published
14 May 2024
Modified
23 October 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.4963 97.9th percentile
Risk Priority 45 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-32738 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Cyberpower Powerpanel. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 2.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise versions prior to 2.8.3. The flaw resides in the query_ptask_lean function within the MCUDBHelper component and is tracked as CWE-89. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors that require no authentication or user interaction and result in high confidentiality impact.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to the affected function and extract sensitive information from the underlying database. Because the vulnerability is reachable without credentials, exploitation can originate from any network position that can reach the PowerPanel Enterprise instance.

Vendor release notes and Tenable research indicate that the issue is resolved in version 2.8.3; administrators should apply the update referenced in CyberPower advisory SU-18070002-07. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.5600 and currently stands at 0.4963.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A sql injection vulnerability exists in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise prior to v2.8.3. An unauthenticated remote attacker can leak sensitive information via the "query_ptask_lean" function within MCUDBHelper.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1213.006 Databases Collection
Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.
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Why these techniques?

SQL injection vulnerability in a public-facing network utility enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and unauthorized access to leak sensitive information from the database (T1213.006).

Affected Assets

cyberpower
powerpanel
≤ 2.8.3

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References