VDB-139250 · CVE-2018-20943 · GCVE-0-2018-20943

cPanel up to 68.0.26 Post-Update Task information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 68.0.26. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Post-Update Task. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-20943. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in cPanel up to 68.0.26 (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Post-Update Task. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon a post-update task (SEC-352).

The weakness was published 08/01/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-20943 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 68.0.27 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-139243, VDB-139244, VDB-139245 and VDB-139246. 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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 2.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

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-2018-20943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139250
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2019 11:50
Updated: 07/18/2020 11:46
Changes: 08/02/2019 11:50 (57), 07/18/2020 11:46 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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