cPanel 11.40.1.13/11.42.1.15/11.43.0.11 Configure Customer Contact privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel 11.40.1.13/11.42.1.15/11.43.0.11. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Configure Customer Contact. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in cPanel 11.40.1.13/11.42.1.15/11.43.0.11 (Hosting Control Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Configure Customer Contact. The manipulation with an unknown input 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, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 05/26/2014 by Rack911 as TSR-2014-2004 / Case 97737 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at cpanel.net. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

The WHM Configure Customer Contact interface allows a reseller to set contact information visible by their users. The YAML file containing this information is inside the reseller’s home directory and was read with the effective UID of root. By manipulating this file, an authenticated reseller could read the contents of arbitrary YAML files on the system.

Upgrading to version 11.40.1.14, 11.42.1.16 or 11.43.0.12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-13380, VDB-13379, VDB-13378 and VDB-13376 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 11.40.1.14/11.42.1.16/11.43.0.12

Timelineinfo

05/26/2014 🔍
05/26/2014 +0 days 🔍
05/27/2014 +1 days 🔍
04/02/2019 +1771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TSR-2014-2004 / Case 97737
Researcher: Rack911
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13377
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2014 09:13
Updated: 04/02/2019 12:35
Changes: 05/27/2014 09:13 (43), 04/02/2019 12:35 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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