cPanel up to 67.9999.102 mailman Variable input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cPanel up to 67.9999.102. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component mailman. This manipulation as part of Variable causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-18415. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cPanel up to 67.9999.102 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component mailman. The manipulation as part of a Variable leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).

The weakness was published 08/02/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-18415 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 67.9999.103 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-139243, VDB-139244, VDB-139245 and VDB-139246. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 67.9999.103

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
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CVE: CVE-2017-18415 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18415
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139315
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2019 07:44
Updated: 07/18/2020 20:41
Changes: 08/03/2019 07:44 (58), 07/18/2020 20:41 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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