CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-18423

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Aug 02, 2019 | Modified: Aug 06, 2019
CVSS 3.x
3.3
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In cPanel before 66.0.2, domain log files become readable after log processing (SEC-273).

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 56.0.1 (including) 56.0.51 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 58.0.3 (including) 58.0.52 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 60.0.3 (including) 60.0.45 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 62.0.1 (including) 62.0.27 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 64.0.0 (including) 64.0.33 (excluding)
Cpanel Cpanel 66.0.1 (including) 66.0.2 (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