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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in cPanel 9.9.1 R3 (Hosting Control Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
cPanel 9.9.1-RELEASE-3 allows remote authenticated users to chmod arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the _private directory, which is created when Front Page extensions are enabled.
The bug was discovered 10/18/2004. The weakness was shared 09/30/2004 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1604 since 02/20/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15515 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17781) and Tenable (15515). The entry 22283 is related to this item.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: SymlinkCWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 15515
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
09/30/2004 🔍09/30/2004 🔍
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10/19/2004 🔍
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02/20/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-1604 (🔍)
X-Force: 17781
Vulnerability Center: 5651 - cPanel 9.9.1 r3 Allows Permission Modification via Symlink Attack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11456 - cPanel Front Page Extension Installation Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 12865 - cPanel Manipulation and Disclosure of Sensitive information Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 10962 - CVE-2004-1604 - CPanel - Symlink Issue
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Entry
Created: 04/14/2015 13:20Updated: 06/05/2019 00:23
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:20 (62), 06/05/2019 00:23 (5)
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