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cPanel "account" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23302
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Release Date:
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2006-12-11
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Last Update:
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2007-01-08
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Popularity:
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7,123 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | cPanel 10.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6523
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Description:
Aria-Security Team has reported a vulnerability in cPanel, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "account" parameter is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Example:
http://[host]/mail/manage.html?account=[code]
The vulnerability is reported in version 11 beta. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Fixed in version 11.1.0 (build 4).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Aria-Security Team
Changelog:
2006-12-18: Added CVE reference.
2007-01-08: Updated "Solution" section.
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