# CVE-2004-1769: The "Allow cPanel users to reset their password via email" feature in cPanel 9.1.0 build 34 and earlier, including 8.x, allows remote attack

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2005-03-10 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The "Allow cPanel users to reset their password via email" feature in cPanel 9.1.0 build 34 and earlier, including 8.x, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the user parameter to resetpass.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/831534
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107904890724201&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15443
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/357064/2004-03-08/2004-03-14/0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9848
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11111
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23804
- https://github.com/Redsplit/shiguresh
- https://github.com/sinkaroid/shiguresh

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