CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-18412

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Aug 02, 2019 | Modified: Aug 12, 2019
CVSS 3.x
2.5
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of mishandling on an account rename (SEC-296).

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cpanel Cpanel 55.9999.61 (including) 56.0.52 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 59.9999.58 (including) 60.0.48 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 61.9999.55 (including) 62.0.30 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 64.0.0 (including) 64.0.40 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 65.9999.38 (including) 66.0.23 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 67.9999.64 (including) 67.9999.103 (excluding)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References