cPanel dohtaccess.html, editit.html and showfile.html cross-site scripting
| cpanel-dohtaccess-xss (28447) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
cPanel is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability in the dohtaccess.html script using the 'dir' parameter or in the editit.html or showfile.html script using the 'file' parameter to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- cPanel, cPanel 10.x
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of cPanel (11.1.0 or later), available from the cPanel Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Aug 15 2006 - 22:48:51 CDT , Multiple xxs cPanel 10 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0369.html.
- cPanel Web site, cPanel at http://www.cpanel.net/products/cPanelandWHM/linux/cpanelov.htm.
- BID-19624: CPanel Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4293: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cPanel 10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir parameter in dohtaccess.html, or the (2) file parameter in (a) editit.html or (b) showfile.html.
- OSVDB ID: 28041: cPanel dohtaccess.html dir Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 28042: cPanel editit.html file Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 28043: cPanel showfile.html file Variable XSS
- SA21592: cPanel Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 15, 2006
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