cPanel up to 74.0.7 WHM Force Password Change input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in cPanel up to 74.0.7. Affected is an unknown function of the component WHM Force Password Change. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-20882. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 74.0.7 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component WHM Force Password Change. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447).

The weakness was disclosed 08/01/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.cpanel.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20882 since 07/31/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 74.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-139118, VDB-139119, VDB-139120 and VDB-139121 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 74.0.8

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/01/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/17/2020 +351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: documentation.cpanel.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-20882 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20882
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139127
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2019 16:56
Updated: 07/17/2020 14:34
Changes: 08/01/2019 16:56 (57), 07/17/2020 14:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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