BT.CN Unauthenticated phpmyadmin Vulnerability Threat Alert

BT.CN Unauthenticated phpmyadmin Vulnerability Threat Alert

September 22, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Overview

On August 23, 2020, Beijing time, BT.CN released an urgent security update announcing that BT-Panel for Linux 7.4.2 and BT-Panel for Windows 6.8 are vulnerable.

Unauthenticated phpmyadmin causes direct database login by accessing a specific address.

BT-Panel is server management software that improves the operation and maintenance efficiency. It supports more than 100 server management functions, such as cluster, monitoring, website, FTP, database, and Java.

For the official alert, visit the following link: https://www.bt.cn/bbs/thread-54644-1-1.html

Affected Versions

  • BT-Panel for Linux 7.4.2
  • BT-Panel for Windows 6.8

Unaffected Versions

  • Except for the preceding two versions, other versions are unaffected.

Solution

At present, the latest BT-Panel for Linux 7.4.2 and BT-Panel for Windows 6.8 have been released. Unaffected users are advised to upgrade to the latest versions without delay or disable port 888 for temporary mitigation.

Script for upgrading Linux Panel:

(Note: Please prioritize clicking Update on the panel homepage. If the update fails, please run the following command in places except for the SSH terminal of the panel):

curl https://download.bt.cn/install/update_panel.sh|bash

Steps for upgrading BT-Panel for Linux offline:

1. Download the offline upgrade package:

http://download.bt.cn/install/update/LinuxPanel-7.4.3.zip

2. Upload the upgrade package to the /root directory on the server

3. Decompress the file: unzip LinuxPanel-7.4.3.zip

4. Switch to the package directory: cd panel

5. Execute the upgrade script: bash update.sh

6. Delete the upgrade package: cd .. && rm -f LinuxPanel-7.4.3.zip && rm -rf panela

Statement

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