cPanel up to 88.0.12 Protection Mechanism privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in cPanel up to 88.0.12. Affected is an unknown function of the component Protection Mechanism. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-26109. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 88.0.12 (Hosting Control Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Protection Mechanism. 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 88.0.13 allows bypass of a protection mechanism that attempted to restrict package modification (SEC-557).

The weakness was disclosed 09/25/2020. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-26109 since 09/25/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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 88.0.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-161956, VDB-161955, VDB-161954 and VDB-161953 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 88.0.13

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-26109 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161952
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2020 15:37
Updated: 09/25/2020 15:42
Changes: 09/25/2020 15:37 (37), 09/25/2020 15:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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