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CVE-2024-24621: Softaculous Webuzo Authentication Bypass

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-697

Description

Softaculous Webuzo contains an authentication bypass vulnerability through the password reset functionality. Remote, anonymous attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full server access as the root user.

Affected products

• Softaculous Webuzo: before 4.2.9 — fixed in 4.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Softaculous Webuzo 4.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/07/25/softaculous-webuzo-authentication-bypass/
• https://blog.exodusintel.com/2024/07/25/softaculous-webuzo-authentication-bypass/

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