cPanel up to 74.0.7 Demo Account Fileman::viewfile Code Execution

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cPanel up to 74.0.7 (Hosting Control Software). Affected by this issue is the function Fileman::viewfile of the component Demo Account Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (Code Execution). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 08/01/2019. The advisory is shared for download at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-20879 since 07/31/2019. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 74.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries 139118, 139119, 139120 and 139121 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.3
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Class: Privilege escalation / Code Execution (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 74.0.8

07/31/2019 CVE assigned
08/01/2019 +1 days Advisory disclosed
08/01/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/01/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateAdvisory: documentation.cpanel.net

CVE: CVE-2018-20879 (🔒)
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Created: 08/01/2019 04:55 PM
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