# CVE-2008-2070: The WHM interface 11.15.0 for cPanel 11.18 before 11.18.4 and 11.22 before 11.22.3 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protection and inje

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-05-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The WHM interface 11.15.0 for cPanel 11.18 before 11.18.4 and 11.22 before 11.22.3 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protection and inject arbitrary script or HTML via repeated, improperly-ordered "<" and ">" characters in the (1) issue parameter to scripts2/knowlegebase, (2) user parameter to scripts2/changeip, (3) search parameter to scripts2/listaccts, and other unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://changelog.cpanel.net/?revision=0%3Btree=%3Btreeview=%3Bshow=html%3Bpp=25%3Bte=1314%3Bpg=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42305
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491864/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1522/references
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3866
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-May/062197.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30166
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31772
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31771
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31773

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