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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2478

Original release date:05/28/2008

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

** DISPUTED ** scripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privileges to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the Email address field (aka Email text box). NOTE: the vendor disputes this, stating "I'm unable to reproduce such an issue on multiple servers running different versions of cPanel."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:8.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 6.8

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: XF

Name: cpanel-wwwact-privilege-escalation(42529)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42529

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020042

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020042

External Source: BID

Name: 29277

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29277

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080519 Re: Cpanel all version >> root access with a reseller account.

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492259/100/0/threaded