cPanel before up to 58.0.3 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel before up to 58.0.3. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component cPanel. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-10798. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in cPanel before up to 58.0.3 (Hosting Control Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component cPanel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 58.0.4 allows a file-ownership change (to nobody) via rearrangeacct (SEC-134).

The weakness was shared 08/07/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10798 since 07/31/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 58.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-139550, VDB-139551, VDB-139600 and VDB-139601 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: before 58.0.4

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/07/2019 +7 days 🔍
08/07/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2020 +350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: documentation.cpanel.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139599
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2019 19:01
Updated: 07/22/2020 10:31
Changes: 08/07/2019 19:01 (57), 07/22/2020 10:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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