cPanel 11.18.3/11.19.3 command1 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in cPanel 11.18.3/11.19.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument command1 results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-2043. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in cPanel 11.18.3/11.19.3 (Hosting Control Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument command1 with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in cPanel, possibly 11.18.3 and 11.19.3, allow remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via the command1 parameter to frontend/x2/cron/editcronsimple.html, and perform various administrative actions via (2) frontend/x2/sql/adddb.html, (3) frontend/x2/sql/adduser.html, and (4) frontend/x2/ftp/doaddftp.html.

The weakness was shared 05/01/2008 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2043 since 05/01/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as highly functional.

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 (42114) and Secunia (SA30027†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2043 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42219
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X-Force: 42114 - cPanel HTTP requests cross-site request forgery
Secunia: 30027 - cPanel Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1401

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 04/23/2025 11:58
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (49), 09/23/2018 08:53 (6), 11/29/2024 01:10 (17), 04/23/2025 11:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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