cPanel up to 11.22.2 WHM Interface cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in cPanel up to 11.22.2. This affects an unknown function of the component WHM Interface. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2071. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in cPanel up to 11.22.2 (Hosting Control Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component WHM Interface. The manipulation 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 the WHM interface 11.15.0 for cPanel 11.18 before 11.18.4 and 11.22 before 11.22.3 allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions as cPanel administrators via requests to cpanel/whm/webmail and other unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2071 since 05/05/2008. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 11.22 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42306), SecurityFocus (BID 29125†) and Secunia (SA30166†). See VDB-42302 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 11.22

Timelineinfo

05/05/2008 🔍
05/09/2008 +4 days 🔍
05/12/2008 +3 days 🔍
05/12/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2499 days 🔍
09/24/2018 +1288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42303
X-Force: 42306 - cPanel WHM interface cross-site request forgery
SecurityFocus: 29125 - cPanel Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30166
Vupen: ADV-2008-1522

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/24/2018 08:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 09/24/2018 08:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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