Description
The login page for cPanel 9.1.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the user parameter.
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 - Login Script Remote Command Execution EDB-23807 · webapps · Mar 12, 2004 · verified
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
- 20040312 Cpanel 9.1.0 have a problem ? mailing-list
- 9855 vdb-entry
- 11124 third-party-advisory
- cpanel-login-execute-commands(15486) vdb-entry