cPanel up to 9.1 dohtaccess.html dir HTML injection

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
3.9$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in cPanel up to 9.1. This affects an unknown function of the file dohtaccess.html of the component dohtaccess.html. The manipulation of the argument dir leads to HTML injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2308. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 9.1 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file dohtaccess.html of the component dohtaccess.html. The manipulation of the argument dir with an unknown input leads to a html injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel 9.1.0 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dir parameter in dohtaccess.html.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by Fable (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2308 since 08/16/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:dohtaccess.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12097 (cPanel <= 9.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15485), Exploit-DB (23806), Tenable (12097), SecurityFocus (BID 9853†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8440†). The entries VDB-21639 and VDB-21640 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 12097
Nessus Name: cPanel <= 9.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

03/12/2004 🔍
03/14/2004 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +292 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +228 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3492 days 🔍
08/31/2024 +3463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Fable
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23207
X-Force: 15485 - cPanel dir parameter allows cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 9853 - cPanel dir Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 8440

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 08/31/2024 14:21
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (57), 06/26/2018 08:47 (8), 07/09/2024 08:50 (17), 08/31/2024 14:21 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:850:103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Are you interested in using VulDB?

Download the whitepaper to learn more about our service!