# CVE-2024-32738: CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-32738 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-32738

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.5
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** enterprise_software

## Description

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.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-32738](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-32738) is a vulnerability in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise that enables unauthenticated attackers to exploit a SQL injection flaw in a specific backend function, leading to potential leakage of sensitive information.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 12th of February 2025.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2024-32738 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2024-32738 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Exploitation typically involves requests targeting URLs containing `/api/v1/ndconfig`.

## Timeline

- 2024-05-09: CVE Published. CVE-2024-32738 is published to NVD.
- 2025-02-12: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-32738 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-02-13: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-32738 for the first time.

## References

- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2024-14
- https://www.cyberpower.com/global/en/File/GetFileSampleByType?fileId=SU-18070002-07&fileSubType=FileReleaseNote
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-32738.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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