cPanel up to 68.0.14 Hostname input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in cPanel up to 68.0.14. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Hostname Handler. Such manipulation as part of Hostname leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-18398. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 68.0.14 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Hostname Handler. The manipulation as part of a Hostname 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. CVE summarizes:

DnsUtils in cPanel before 68.0.15 allows zone creation for hostname and account subdomains (SEC-331).

The weakness was presented 08/02/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18398 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 68.0.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-139243, VDB-139244, VDB-139245 and VDB-139246 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 68.0.15

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/02/2019 +2 days 🔍
08/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/18/2020 +350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2017-18398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139298
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2019 07:39
Updated: 07/18/2020 18:08
Changes: 08/03/2019 07:39 (58), 07/18/2020 18:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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