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Q1What is this vulnerability? (Essence + Consequences)
π¨ **Essence**: Pterodactyl Panel suffers from **Code Injection** via the `/locales/locale.json` endpoint. <br>π₯ **Consequences**: Attackers can execute **arbitrary code** without authentication.β¦
π‘οΈ **Root Cause**: **CWE-94** (Code Injection). <br>π **Flaw**: The `/locales/locale.json` endpoint fails to validate the `locale` and `namespace` query parameters. This allows malicious input to be interpreted as code.
Q3Who is affected? (Versions/Components)
π¦ **Affected**: Pterodactyl Panel versions **prior to 1.11.11** (specifically 1.9.0 to 1.11.10). <br>π’ **Vendor**: Pterodactyl (Open-source game server management panel).
Q4What can hackers do? (Privileges/Data)
π **Attacker Capabilities**: <br>β’ Execute arbitrary code (RCE). <br>β’ Read panel config files (`.env`) to steal credentials. <br>β’ Extract sensitive data from the database. <br>β’ Access files of managed game servers.
Q5Is exploitation threshold high? (Auth/Config)
π **Threshold**: **LOW**. <br>β **Auth**: **No authentication required**. <br>βοΈ **Config**: Exploitable via simple HTTP requests to the locale endpoint. CVSS indicates **Network** access and **Low** complexity.
Q6Is there a public Exp? (PoC/Wild Exploitation)
π₯ **Public Exploits**: **YES**. Multiple PoCs exist on GitHub (e.g., `CVE-2025-49132_poc`, `nuclei-templates`). Automated scanning tools and credential dumping scripts are already available.
Q7How to self-check? (Features/Scanning)
π **Self-Check**: <br>1. Use Python scripts like `CVE-2025-49132_poc.py` to scan targets. <br>2. Check for `locale=..` patterns in access logs. <br>3. Look for Laravel log entries related to `FileLoader->load()`. <br>4.β¦
π§ **No Patch Workaround**: **NONE**. The data explicitly states: "There are no software workarounds." <br>π **Mitigation**: You **MUST** upgrade to v1.11.11 or later.β¦
β‘ **Urgency**: **CRITICAL**. <br>π΄ **Priority**: **Immediate Action Required**. <br>π **Risk**: CVSS Score is **High** (likely 9.8+ based on vector). Unauthenticated RCE makes this a top-priority vulnerability to patch.