CVE-2019-14399 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Unsafe file operations in cPanel's SSL certificate storage allow attackers to execute code or escalate privileges as root.

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-2019-14399?

CVE-2019-14399 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 30 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SSL certificate-storage feature in cPanel before 78.0.18 allows unsafe file operations in the context of the root account (SEC-477).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14399?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cpanel Cpanel.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14399?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14399 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-14399 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14399 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wp6-c6qc-q9ff.

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