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A vulnerability was found in cPanel WHM up to 11.38.0.14. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in cPanel WHM up to 11.38.0.14 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 06/11/2013 as not defined bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at cpanel.net. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 11.38.0.15 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (96860†). The entries VDB-10125, VDB-10126, VDB-10127 and VDB-10128 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Hosting Control Software

Name

• cPanel WHM

Version

• 11.38.0.0
• 11.38.0.1
• 11.38.0.2
• 11.38.0.3
• 11.38.0.4
• 11.38.0.5
• 11.38.0.6
• 11.38.0.7
• 11.38.0.8
• 11.38.0.9
• 11.38.0.10
• 11.38.0.11
• 11.38.0.12
• 11.38.0.13
• 11.38.0.14

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• commercial

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