CVE-2003-1426 Code injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by manipulating environment variables in OpenWebmail running under suid Perl.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1426?
CVE-2003-1426 is a low-severity code injection vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 20 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Openwebmail in cPanel 5.0, when run using suid Perl, adds the directory in the SCRIPT_FILENAME environment variable to Perl's @INC include array, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying SCRIPT_FILENAME to reference a directory containing a malicious openwebmail-shared.pl executable.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1426 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2003-1426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2003-1425 guestbook.cgi in cPanel 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the template parameter.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4xf-44vp-f7mq.