cPanel dowebmailforward.cgi fwd cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in cPanel. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file dowebmailforward.cgi. Executing a manipulation of the argument fwd can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-0763. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel (Hosting Control Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file dowebmailforward.cgi. The manipulation of the argument fwd with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in dowebmailforward.cgi in cPanel allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL encoded value in the fwd parameter.

The weakness was published 02/08/2006 by Sumit Siddharth (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0763 since 02/18/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24839) and OSVDB (22971†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

02/08/2006 🔍
02/08/2006 +0 days 🔍
02/10/2006 +2 days 🔍
02/17/2006 +6 days 🔍
02/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3309 days 🔍
07/31/2017 +872 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Sumit Siddharth
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0763 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0763
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28780
X-Force: 24839 - cPanel dowebmailforward.cgi cross-site scripting
OSVDB: 22971 - cPanel dowebmailforward.cgi fwd Parameter XSS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/31/2017 08:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (49), 07/31/2017 08:57 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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