cPanel up to 82.0.17 Password File improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in cPanel up to 82.0.17. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Password File Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-20492. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 82.0.17 (Hosting Control Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

cPanel before 82.0.18 allows authentication bypass because of misparsing of the format of the password file (SEC-516).

The weakness was presented 03/17/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-20492 since 03/05/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 82.0.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-151752, VDB-151751, VDB-151750 and VDB-151749 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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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
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: cPanel 82.0.18

Timelineinfo

03/05/2020 🔍
03/17/2020 +12 days 🔍
03/18/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/17/2024 +1491 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: documentation.cpanel.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-20492 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20492
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151748
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2020 07:58
Updated: 04/17/2024 08:58
Changes: 03/18/2020 07:58 (37), 03/18/2020 08:03 (18), 04/17/2024 08:58 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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