Description
The "Allow cPanel users to reset their password via email" feature in cPanel 9.1.0 build 34 and earlier, including 8.x, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the user parameter to resetpass.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- cPanel 5/6/7/8/9 - Resetpass Remote Command Execution EDB-23804 · remote · Mar 11, 2004 · verified
GitHub 1 repository
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sinkaroid/shiguresh ★ 2 · Apr 21, 2020
CVE-2004-1769 cPanel Resetpass Remote Command Execution
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#831534 third-party-advisory
- 20040311 cPanel Secuirty Advisory CPANEL-2004:01-01 mailing-list
- cpanel-resetpass-execute-commands(15443) vdb-entry
- 20040311 Cpanel 8.*.* have a problem ? mailing-list
- 9848 vdb-entry
- 11111 third-party-advisory