cPanel up to 11.24.7 fileop cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument fileop leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-4823. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in cPanel (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument fileop with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in frontend/x3/files/fileop.html in cPanel 11.0 through 11.24.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the fileop parameter.

The weakness was published 04/27/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4823 since 04/27/2010. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 Exploit-DB (10519), SecurityFocus (BID 37394†), OSVDB (61231†) and Secunia (SA37826†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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

12/17/2009 🔍
12/21/2009 +4 days 🔍
04/27/2010 +127 days 🔍
04/27/2010 +0 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1787 days 🔍
04/13/2025 +3678 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52940
SecurityFocus: 37394 - cPanel 'fileop' Parameter Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37826 - cPanel "fileop" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 61231
Vupen: ADV-2009-3608

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/13/2025 10:54
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 01/29/2019 10:38 (4), 03/16/2025 16:22 (20), 04/13/2025 10:54 (2)
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