CVE-2023-39964 — 1Panel
HIGHCVE-2023-39964 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in github.com/1Panel-dev/1Panel. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for github.com/1Panel-dev/1Panel — see the affected versions and patch details below.
1Panel O&M management panel has a background arbitrary file reading vulnerability
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-39964.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
github.com/1Panel-dev/1PanelReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
1Panel is an open source Linux server operation and maintenance management panel. In version 1.4.3, arbitrary file reads allow an attacker to read arbitrary important configuration files on the server. In the api/v1/file.go file, there is a function called LoadFromFile, which directly reads the file by obtaining the requested path parameter[path]. The request parameters are not filtered, resulting in a background arbitrary file reading vulnerability. Version 1.5.0 has a patch for this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/1Panel-dev/1Panel | ≥ 1.4.3&&< 1.5.0 | 1.5.0go get github.com/1Panel-dev/1Panel@v1.5.0 |
Affected Products
1panelfit2cloudResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/1Panel-dev/1Panel, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/1Panel-dev/1Panel to 1.5.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-39964 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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