cPanel WebHost Manager up to 11.0.0 Password cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cPanel WebHost Manager up to 11.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Password results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-0890. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in cPanel WebHost Manager up to 11.0.0 (Hosting Control Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument password with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in scripts/passwdmysql in cPanel WebHost Manager (WHM) 11.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the password parameter.

The weakness was released 02/08/2007 by S3rv3r_hack3r (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0890 since 02/12/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download 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 Exploit-DB (29572), SecurityFocus (BID 22474†), OSVDB (32044†) and Secunia (SA24106†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/08/2007 🔍
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02/12/2007 +3 days 🔍
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07/21/2025 +3783 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: S3rv3r_hack3r
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-0890 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0890
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34986
SecurityFocus: 22474 - CPanel PassWDMySQL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 24106 - cPanel "password" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 32044 - cPanel WebHost Manager (WHM) scripts/passwdmysql password Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-0568

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/21/2025 04:46
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (59), 10/13/2017 10:52 (1), 07/21/2025 04:46 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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