CVE-2022-33174

CRITICAL NUCLEI

Powertek firmware <3.30.30 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-33174. PoCs published by Henry4E36. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional Python script that exploits CVE-2022-33174, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Powertek PDU devices. The exploit retrieves sensitive credentials by accessing a specific CGI endpoint without authentication.

Description

Power Distribution Units running on Powertek firmware (multiple brands) before 3.30.30 allows remote authorization bypass in the web interface. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must send an HTTP packet to the data retrieval interface (/cgi/get_param.cgi) with the tmpToken cookie set to an empty string followed by a semicolon. This bypasses an active session authorization check. This can be then used to fetch the values of protected sys.passwd and sys.su.name fields that contain the username and password in cleartext.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars
by Henry4E36 · poc
https://github.com/Henry4E36/CVE-2022-33174

This repository contains a functional Python script that exploits CVE-2022-33174, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Powertek PDU devices. The exploit retrieves sensitive credentials by accessing a specific CGI endpoint without authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Powertek PDU
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Powertek Firmware <3.30.30 - Authorization Bypass
HIGHVERIFIEDby pikpikcu
Shodan: http.html:"Powertek" || http.html:"powertek"
FOFA: body="powertek"

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?lang=en&id=748

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.7203
EPSS Percentile 98.8%
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-863
Status published
Products (7)
powertekpdus/basic_pdu_firmware < 3.30.30
powertekpdus/piml_pdu_firmware < 3.30.30
powertekpdus/pm_pdu_firmware < 3.30.30
powertekpdus/smart_pim_firmware < 3.30.30
powertekpdus/smart_pom_firmware < 3.30.30
powertekpdus/smart_poms_firmware < 3.30.30
powertekpdus/smart_pos_firmware < 3.30.30
Published Jun 13, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026