CVE-2008-2070

Public Exploit

Description

The WHM interface 11.15.0 for cPanel 11.18 before 11.18.4 and 11.22 before 11.22.3 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protection and inject arbitrary script or HTML via repeated, improperly-ordered "<" and ">" characters in the (1) issue parameter to scripts2/knowlegebase, (2) user parameter to scripts2/changeip, (3) search parameter to scripts2/listaccts, and other unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.54% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://changelog.cpanel.net/?revision=0%3Btree=%3Btreeview=%3Bshow=html%3Bpp=25%3Bte=1314%3Bpg=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42305 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491864/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1522/references vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3866 third party advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-May/062197.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29125 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/30166 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2070?
CVE-2008-2070 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2070?
To fix CVE-2008-2070, 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-2008-2070 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2070 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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