cPanel 5/6/7/8/9 - 'dir' Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Fable
type: webapps
platform: cgi
port: 
date_added: 2004-03-12 
date_updated: 2013-01-02 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2004-2308;OSVDB-4219 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9853/info

It has been reported that cPanel may be prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to execute HTML or script code in a user's browser. The issue presents itself due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data via the 'dir' parameter of 'dohtaccess.html' page. The victim may require to be authenticated with valid credentials to be exposed to exploitation.

Due to the possibility of attacker-specified HTML and script code being rendered in a victim's browser, it is possible to steal cookie-based authentication credentials from that user. Other attacks are possible as well.

http://www.example.com:2082/frontend/x/htaccess/dohtaccess.html?dir=><script>alert(0x29A Crew)</script>