cPanel files/select.html cross-site scripting
| cpanel-select-xss (27403) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
cPanel is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the frontend/x/files/select.html script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'file' parameter to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- cPanel, cPanel 10.x
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 26 2006 - 18:09:36 CDT , Re: XSS in Cpanel 10 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-06/0578.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 25 2006 - 22:36:08 CDT , XSS in Cpanel 10 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-06/0529.html.
- cPanel Web site, cPanel at http://www.cpanel.net/index.cgi.
- BID-18655: Cpanel Select.HTML Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- BID-18671: cPanel OnMouseover Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3337: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in frontend/x/files/select.html in cPanel 10.8.2-CURRENT 118 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter.
- SA20840: cPanel "file" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016383: cPanel Input Validation Flaw in `select.html` Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2547: cPanel file Parameter Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 25, 2006
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