#VU51489 Self-XSS in cPanel
Published: March 15, 2021 / Updated: March 16, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51489
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cPanel
cPanel
Software vendor:
cPanel, Inc
cPanel, Inc
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when attempting to save an EasyApache profile with the same name as an existing profile. A remote attacker can trick the victim to inject a specially crafted HTML and script into the profile page and execute it 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.