CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in cPanel (Hosting Control Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument sup3r
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Fantastico, as used with cPanel 11.x, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sup3r parameter.
The weakness was disclosed 07/02/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6843 since 07/02/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
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 vulnerability database at X-Force (46991).
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 11
- 11.4.19
- 11.8.6
- 11.8.6 Stable
- 11.16
- 11.18
- 11.18.1
- 11.18.2
- 11.18.3
- 11.18.4
- 11.19.3
- 11.21
- 11.22
- 11.22.1
- 11.22.2
- 11.22.3
- 11.23.1
- 11.23.1 Current
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/02/2008 🔍07/02/2009 🔍
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03/17/2015 🔍
11/18/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-6843 (🔍)
X-Force: 46991 - cPanel index.php directory traversal
SecurityFocus: 32578 - Fantastico 'index.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 23:38Updated: 11/18/2018 16:18
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (56), 11/18/2018 16:18 (1)
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