CVE-2008-2043

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in cPanel, possibly 11.18.3 and 11.19.3, allow remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via the command1 parameter to frontend/x2/cron/editcronsimple.html, and perform various administrative actions via (2) frontend/x2/sql/adddb.html, (3) frontend/x2/sql/adduser.html, and (4) frontend/x2/ftp/doaddftp.html.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.55%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30027 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1401/references vdb entry
http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=7 exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584089 third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42114 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2043?
CVE-2008-2043 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2043?
To fix CVE-2008-2043, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2043 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2043 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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