CVE-2012-5686

CRITICAL

ZPanel 10.0.1 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-5686. 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

ZPanel 10.0.1 has insufficient entropy for its password reset process.

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 (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56400
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79841

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1444
EPSS Percentile 94.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-640 CWE-798
Status published
Products (1)
zpanelcp/zpanel 10.0.1
Published Feb 04, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026