Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in cPanel's Modified suexec Program

CVE-2004-0529 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The modified suexec program in cPanel, when configured for mod_php and compiled for Apache 1.3.31 and earlier without mod_phpsuexec, allows local users to execute untrusted shared scripts and gain privileges, as demonstrated using untainted scripts such as (1) proftpdvhosts or (2) addalink.cgi, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0490.

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