cPanel up to 71.9980.36 cron API Call 7pk security

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in cPanel up to 71.9980.36. The affected element is an unknown function of the component cron. The manipulation as part of API Call leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-20904. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 71.9980.36 (Hosting Control Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component cron. The manipulation as part of a API Call leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 71.9980.37 allows attackers to make API calls that bypass the cron feature restriction (SEC-427).

The weakness was released 08/01/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.cpanel.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20904 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 71.9980.37 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-139202, VDB-139203, VDB-139204 and VDB-139205. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Hosting Control Software

Name

• cPanel

Version

• 71.9980.0
• 71.9980.1
• 71.9980.2
• 71.9980.3
• 71.9980.4
• 71.9980.5
• 71.9980.6
• 71.9980.7
• 71.9980.8
• 71.9980.9
• 71.9980.10
• 71.9980.11
• 71.9980.12
• 71.9980.13
• 71.9980.14
• 71.9980.15
• 71.9980.16
• 71.9980.17
• 71.9980.18
• 71.9980.19
• 71.9980.20
• 71.9980.21
• 71.9980.22
• 71.9980.23
• 71.9980.24
• 71.9980.25
• 71.9980.26
• 71.9980.27
• 71.9980.28
• 71.9980.29
• 71.9980.30
• 71.9980.31
• 71.9980.32
• 71.9980.33
• 71.9980.34
• 71.9980.35
• 71.9980.36

License

• commercial

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