cPanel WebHost Manager 3.1.0 ndomain cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel WebHost Manager 3.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument ndomain leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-6198. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in cPanel WebHost Manager 3.1.0 (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument ndomain with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cPanel WebHost Manager (WHM) 3.1.0 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) email parameter to (a) scripts2/dochangeemail, the (2) supporturl parameter to (b) cgi/addon_configsupport.cgi, the (3) pkg parameter to (c) scripts/editpkg, the (4) domain parameter to (d) scripts2/domts2 and (e) scripts/editzone, the (5) feature parameter to (g) scripts2/dofeaturemanager, and the (6) ndomain parameter to (h) scripts/park.

The weakness was released 11/30/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6198 since 11/30/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (30507), Exploit-DB (29183) and SecurityFocus (BID 21288†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

11/25/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3024 days 🔍
09/16/2025 +3841 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33536
X-Force: 30507
SecurityFocus: 21288 - WebHost Manager Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 09/16/2025 12:53
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (46), 09/28/2017 09:19 (6), 09/16/2025 12:53 (27)
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