CVE-2012-5683

ZPanel < 10.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via FTP User Creation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-5683. PoCs published by pcsjj.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in ZPanel <= 10.0.1, including CSRF, XSS, SQL injection, and a password reset weakness. It provides detailed HTTP requests to exploit these flaws, such as creating FTP users, injecting malicious scripts, and manipulating database content.

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in ZPanel 10.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) create new FTP users via a CreateFTP action in the ftp_management module to the default URI, (2) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the inFullname parameter in an UpdateAccountSettings action in the my_account module to zpanel/, or (3) conduct SQL injection attacks via the inEmailAddress parameter in an UpdateClient action in the manage_clients module to the default URI.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by pcsjj · textwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22490

This exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in ZPanel <= 10.0.1, including CSRF, XSS, SQL injection, and a password reset weakness. It provides detailed HTTP requests to exploit these flaws, such as creating FTP users, injecting malicious scripts, and manipulating database content.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli | Xss | Auth Bypass | Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZPanel <= 10.0.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid session cookie (PHPSESSID) · Network access to the target ZPanel instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22490
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51172
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/87140
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79838

Scores

EPSS 0.0113
EPSS Percentile 62.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
zpanelcp/zpanel < 10.0.1
Published Aug 14, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026