Authenticated webmail bypass via inconsistent username handling
Published Mar 17, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024
Authentication bypass in cPanel before 82.0.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass webmail login via a crafted username. The webmail authentication path handles username values inconsistently, but cPanel has not disclosed the affected components or exact parsing difference. A valid low-privilege account is required; successful exploitation reaches resources protected by the targeted login, while the precise actions remain undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in cPanel before 82.0.18 allows remote authenticated users to bypass webmail login via a crafted username. The webmail authentication path handles username values inconsistently, but cPanel has not disclosed the affected components or exact parsing difference. A valid low-privilege account is required; successful exploitation reaches resources protected by the targeted login, while the precise actions remain undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-20490
- Published
- Mar 17, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 17, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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