cPanel wwwact privilege escalation
| cpanel-wwwact-privilege-escalation (42529) |  High Risk |
Description:
cPanel could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. By sending a specially-crafted email message, a remote attacker with access to the cPanel server could call the wwwact command and create an account to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- cPanel, cPanel
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 22, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun May 18 2008 - 09:45:04 CDT, Cpanel all version >> root access with a reseller account. at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-05/0208.html.
- cPanel Web site, cPanel - The Leading Control Panel at http://www.cpanel.net/index.html.
- BID-29277: cPanel 'wwwact' Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1020042: cPanel Input Validation Flaw in 'Email' Parameter Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Reported:
May 18, 2008
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