cPanel 11.36.2.9/11.38.2.12/11.40.0.28/11.40.1.2 Account Creation Ruby Code privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cPanel 11.36.2.9/11.38.2.12/11.40.0.28/11.40.1.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Account Creation Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of Ruby Code results in privileges management. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in cPanel 11.36.2.9/11.38.2.12/11.40.0.28/11.40.1.2 (Hosting Control Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Account Creation Handler. The manipulation as part of a Ruby Code leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 02/05/2014 as TSR 2014-0001 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cpanel.net. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A flaw in the new account creation process resulted in the Ruby ‘gem’ command running with the effective UID of the newly created user and the real UID of root. A malicious reseller account could leverage this flaw to execute arbitrary Ruby code with root’s UID during the account creation process.

Upgrading to version 11.38.2.16, 11.40.1.10 or 11.42.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91039) and Secunia (SA56719†). The entries VDB-12272, VDB-12273, VDB-12274 and VDB-12275 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 11.38.2.16/11.40.1.10/11.42.0.4

Timelineinfo

02/05/2014 🔍
02/05/2014 +0 days 🔍
02/07/2014 +2 days 🔍
02/13/2014 +6 days 🔍
03/29/2019 +1870 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TSR 2014-0001
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12279
X-Force: 91039 - cPanel account creation requests code execution, High Risk
Secunia: 56719 - cPanel Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2014 10:00
Updated: 03/29/2019 22:12
Changes: 02/13/2014 10:00 (51), 03/29/2019 22:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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