cPanel 5-9 - Passwd SQL Injection

Author: verb0s@virtualnova.net
type: webapps
platform: php
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date_added: 2004-06-09 
date_updated: 2013-01-17 
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-7006 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10505/info

cPanel is reportedly affected by a remote SQL injection vulnerability in the passwd script. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user-supplied URI parameter input before using it in an SQL query.

The problem presents itself when malicious SQL statements are passed to the 'passwd' script through URI parameters.

As a result of this a malicious user may influence database queries in order to view or modify sensitive information, potentially compromising the software or the database.

http://www.example.com:2086/scripts/passwd?password=<>&domain=<>&user=<>