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cPanel Login Command Execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Command Injection Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running cPanel. There is a bug in this software which may permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary commands on this host with the rights of the cPanel web server, by sending a malformed login as in : http://www.example.com:2082/login/?user=|"`id`"| A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host and take its control. Solution : Upgrade to the newest version of cPanel or disable this service Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 9848, 9853, 9855 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Tenable Network Security

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