cPanel up to 68.0.26 crontab information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 68.0.26. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component crontab. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20942. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cPanel up to 68.0.26 (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component crontab. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon configuring crontab (SEC-351).

The weakness was shared 08/01/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-20942 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 68.0.27 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-139243, VDB-139244, VDB-139245 and VDB-139246 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 2.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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
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Upgrade: cPanel 68.0.27

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/18/2020 +351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2018-20942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139249
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2019 11:50
Updated: 07/18/2020 11:42
Changes: 08/02/2019 11:50 (57), 07/18/2020 11:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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