cPanel up to 58.0.4 PHP CGI access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in cPanel up to 58.0.4. This affects an unknown part of the component PHP CGI Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-10802. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cPanel up to 58.0.4 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component PHP CGI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cPanel before 58.0.4 allows code execution in the context of other user accounts through the PHP CGI handler (SEC-142).

The weakness was presented 08/07/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10802 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-139550, VDB-139551, VDB-139599 and VDB-139600 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: documentation.cpanel.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139603
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2019 19:35
Updated: 07/22/2020 10:53
Changes: 08/07/2019 19:35 (55), 07/22/2020 10:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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