Parallels Plesk 11.0.9 Script wrapper untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Parallels Plesk 11.0.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper of the component Script Handler. Such manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-0133. There is no available exploit. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Parallels Plesk 11.0.9 (Hosting Control Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the file /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper of the component Script Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper in Parallels Plesk Panel 11.0.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted PATH environment variable.

The weakness was presented 04/10/2013 by Ronald Volgers (DiGiT) with Pine Digital Security as 115942 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at kb.parallels.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0133 since 12/06/2012. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12669 (Plesk Panel Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Disable mod_php/mod_python/mod_perl. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83379), SecurityFocus (BID 59016†), OSVDB (92315†), Secunia (SA52998†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39292†). kb.cert.org is providing further details. See VDB-8437 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Config: Disable mod_php/mod_python/mod_perl

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Vendor: parallels.com

Advisory: 115942
Researcher: Ronald Volgers (DiGiT)
Organization: Pine Digital Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-0133 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0133
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8438
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X-Force: 83379
SecurityFocus: 59016 - Parallels Plesk Panel '/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/wrapper' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 52998 - Parallels Plesk Panel Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 92315
Vulnerability Center: 39292 - Parallels Plesk Panel 11.0.9 Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High

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Created: 04/19/2013 10:54
Updated: 08/13/2024 01:48
Changes: 04/19/2013 10:54 (76), 04/28/2017 08:55 (5), 08/13/2024 01:48 (17)
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