cPanel 11.40.1.13/11.42.1.15/11.43.0.11 Mailman List Password change_pw missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in cPanel 11.40.1.13/11.42.1.15/11.43.0.11. This affects an unknown part of the file change_pw of the component Mailman List Password Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing encryption. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cPanel 11.40.1.13/11.42.1.15/11.43.0.11 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file change_pw of the component Mailman List Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 05/26/2014 by Rack911 as TSR-2014-2004 / Case 97841 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at cpanel.net. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

Mailman’s change_pw script takes the password as a command line argument. When changing a mailing list’s password, the new password was leaked to other users logged into the system via command line arguments.

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.

See VDB-13380, VDB-13379, VDB-13377 and VDB-13376 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Hosting Control Software

Name

cPanel

Version

License

commercial

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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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 97841
Researcher: Rack911
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13378
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2014 09:13
Updated: 04/02/2019 12:42
Changes: 05/27/2014 09:13 (44), 04/02/2019 12:42 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:590:103

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