20080518 Cpanel all version >> root access with a reseller account.mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492223/100/0/threaded CVE-2008-2478
cPanel 11.21 - 'wwwact' Privilege Escalation
Record summary
CVE-2008-2478 has a selected CVSS score of 8.5; EIP currently links 1 catalogued exploit.
Description
scripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privileges to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the Email address field (aka Email text box). NOTE: the vendor disputes this, stating "I'm unable to reproduce such an issue on multiple servers running different versions of cPanel.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
Available material
- Catalogued exploits
- 1
Proofs of concept
1Catalogued exploits
ExploitDBcPanel 11.21 - 'wwwact' Privilege EscalationExploitDB exploitby Ali JasbiNot analyzed1 file
References
620080519 Re: Cpanel all version >> root access with a reseller account.mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492259/100/0/threaded 29277vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29277 1020042vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020042 cpanel-wwwact-privilege-escalation(42529)vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42529 nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2478