id: CVE-2023-29489
info:
name: cPanel - Cross-Site Scripting
author: DhiyaneshDk
severity: medium
description: |
An issue was discovered in cPanel before 11.109.9999.116. Cross Site Scripting can occur on the cpsrvd error page via an invalid webcall ID.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by cPanel to fix this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://blog.assetnote.io/2023/04/26/xss-million-websites-cpanel/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29489
- https://forums.cpanel.net/threads/cpanel-tsr-2023-0001-full-disclosure.708949/
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2023-29489
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00206
epss-percentile: 0.58511
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: cpanel
product: cpanel
shodan-query: title:"cPanel"
tags: cve,cve2023,cpanel,xss
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/cpanelwebcall/aaaaaaaaaaaa'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- 'aaaaaaaaaaaa'
- 'Invalid webcall ID:'
condition: and
- type: status
status:
- 400
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