Description
scripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privileges to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the Email address field (aka Email text box). NOTE: the vendor disputes this, stating "I'm unable to reproduce such an issue on multiple servers running different versions of cPanel.
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 11.21 - 'wwwact' Privilege Escalation EDB-31807 · webapps · May 19, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20080518 Cpanel all version >> root access with a reseller account. mailing-list
- 20080519 Re: Cpanel all version >> root access with a reseller account. mailing-list
- 1020042 vdb-entry
- cpanel-wwwact-privilege-escalation(42529) vdb-entry
- 29277 vdb-entry