cPanel 10 dohtaccess.html File HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel 10. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file dohtaccess.html of the component dohtaccess.html. The manipulation of the argument File leads to HTML injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-4293. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel 10 (Hosting Control Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file dohtaccess.html of the component dohtaccess.html. The manipulation of the argument file 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cPanel 10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir parameter in dohtaccess.html, or the (2) file parameter in (a) editit.html or (b) showfile.html.

The weakness was presented 08/15/2006 by PRETH00NKER (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4293 since 08/22/2006. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:dohtaccess.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28447), Exploit-DB (28413), SecurityFocus (BID 19624†), OSVDB (28041†) and Secunia (SA21592†). See VDB-84459 and VDB-84460 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: PRETH00NKER
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4293 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31913
X-Force: 28447 - cPanel dohtaccess.html, editit.html and showfile.html cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 19624 - CPanel Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21592 - cPanel Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 28041 - cPanel dohtaccess.html dir Parameter XSS

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

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 09/16/2025 12:53
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (65), 08/02/2018 09:21 (3), 09/16/2025 12:53 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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