CVE-2008-2043 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
CSRF vulnerabilities in cPanel allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and perform administrative actions if a logged-in user visits a malicious site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2043?
CVE-2008-2043 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 1 May 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in cPanel, possibly 11.18.3 and 11.19.3, allow remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via the command1 parameter to frontend/x2/cron/editcronsimple.html, and perform various administrative actions via (2) frontend/x2/sql/adddb.html, (3) frontend/x2/sql/adduser.html, and (4) frontend/x2/ftp/doaddftp.html.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2043?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-2043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jvx-gh9j-q5fr.