Unscored severity · published Dec 31, 2003
CVE-2003-1426
Openwebmail in cPanel 5.0, when run using suid Perl, adds the directory in the SCRIPT_FILENAME environment variable to Perl's @INC include array, which allows local users to…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Openwebmail in cPanel 5.0, when run using suid Perl, adds the directory in the SCRIPT_FILENAME environment variable to Perl's @INC include array, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying SCRIPT_FILENAME to reference a directory containing a malicious openwebmail-shared.pl executable.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1426
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1426
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0087.html
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6885
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11357
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