cPanel up to 62.0.3 Test Account credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cPanel up to 62.0.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Test Account. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-18470. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in cPanel up to 62.0.3 (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Test Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 62.0.4 has a fixed password for the Munin MySQL test account (SEC-196).

The weakness was presented 08/05/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-18470 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 62.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-139354, VDB-139355, VDB-139356 and VDB-139357 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 62.0.4

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/05/2019 +5 days 🔍
08/05/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2020 +351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2017-18470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139483
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2019 21:56
Updated: 07/21/2020 07:15
Changes: 08/05/2019 21:56 (58), 07/21/2020 07:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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