CVE-2004-0490
7.2 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2004-0490 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cpanel cpanel. It was published on August 18, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
cPanel, when compiling Apache 1.3.29 and PHP with the mod_phpsuexec option, does not set the --enable-discard-path option, which causes php to use the SCRIPT_FILENAME variable to find and execute a script instead of the PATH_TRANSLATED variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PHP code as other users via a URL that references the attacker's script after the user's script, which executes the attacker's script with the user's privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0529.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cpanel. Update cpanel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2004-0490?
CVE-2004-0490 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cpanel cpanel. It was published on August 18, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2004-0490?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-0490?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cpanel. Update cpanel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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