Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-29489 |
CWE-ID | CWE-79 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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cPanel Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU75666
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29489
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data on the cpsrvd error page. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionscPanel: before 11.109.9999.116
External linkshttp://forums.cpanel.net/threads/cpanel-tsr-2023-0001-full-disclosure.708949/
http://blog.assetnote.io/2023/04/26/xss-million-websites-cpanel/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.