cPanel up to 73.x HTTP Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 73.x. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Authentication. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-20888. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in cPanel up to 73.x (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component HTTP Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 74.0.0 allows file modification in the context of the root account because of incorrect HTTP authentication (SEC-424).

The weakness was published 08/01/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-20888 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 74.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-139118, VDB-139119, VDB-139120 and VDB-139121. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: cPanel 74.0.0

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/17/2020 +350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2018-20888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139195
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2019 11:36
Updated: 07/17/2020 22:06
Changes: 08/02/2019 11:36 (58), 07/17/2020 22:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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