VDB-81959 · XFDB 15671 · BID 10002

cPanel editmsg.html Account cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cPanel and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file editmsg.html. The manipulation of the argument Account leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel (Hosting Control Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the file editmsg.html. The manipulation of the argument account 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 integrity.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2004. The weakness was shared 03/13/2004 by Sullo (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cirt.net. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:editmsg.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (15671), SecurityFocus (BID 10002†), OSVDB (4215†) and Secunia (SA11244†). The entries VDB-21712, VDB-81953, VDB-81954 and VDB-81955 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Google Hack: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/12/2004 🔍
03/13/2004 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2004 +0 days 🔍
03/13/2004 +0 days 🔍
03/30/2004 +16 days 🔍
04/11/2016 +4395 days 🔍
10/01/2018 +903 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cirt.net
Researcher: Sullo
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81959
X-Force: 15671
SecurityFocus: 10002 - cPanel Multiple Module Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11244
OSVDB: 4215 - cPanel editmsg.html account Parameter XSS

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

Created: 04/11/2016 16:31
Updated: 10/01/2018 11:10
Changes: 04/11/2016 16:31 (45), 10/01/2018 11:10 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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