CVE-2006-5883

cPanel 10 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting via dir Parameter in seldir.html and user/dir Parameters in newuser.html

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2006-5883. PoCs published by Aria-Security Team.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel version 10, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code via the 'dir' parameter.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in cPanel 10 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir parameter in (a) seldir.html, and the (2) user and (3) dir parameters in (b) newuser.html.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Aria-Security Team · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28982

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel version 10, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code via the 'dir' parameter.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: cPanel version 10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable cPanel instance · Ability to craft a malicious URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Aria-Security Team · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28983

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel version 10, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. It includes example URLs demonstrating how an attacker could exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: cPanel version 10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target cPanel instance · Ability to craft malicious URLs
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451374/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30387
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4500
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aria-security.net/advisory/cpanel.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30386
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22825
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21027
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1847

Scores

EPSS 0.0171
EPSS Percentile 74.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
cpanel/cpanel 10
Published Nov 14, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026