cPanel up to 82.0.17 Log privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 82.0.17. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Log Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-20496. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in cPanel up to 82.0.17 (Hosting Control Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Log Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

cPanel before 82.0.18 allows attackers to conduct arbitrary chown operations as root during log processing (SEC-532).

The weakness was disclosed 03/17/2020. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-20496 since 03/05/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 82.0.18 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-151756, VDB-151754, VDB-151753 and VDB-151751 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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-2019-20496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151752
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2020 07:59
Updated: 04/17/2024 09:11
Changes: 03/18/2020 07:59 (37), 03/18/2020 08:04 (18), 04/17/2024 09:11 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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