CVE-2004-0490
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.045 · 91 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
cPanel, when compiling Apache 1.3.29 and PHP with the mod_phpsuexec option, does not set the --enable-discard-path option, which causes php to use the SCRIPT_FILENAME variable to find and execute a script instead of the PATH_TRANSLATED variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary PHP code as other users via a URL that references the attacker's script after the user's script, which executes the attacker's script with the user's privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0529.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-24141cPanel 5 < 9 - Local Privilege Escalationfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (14)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=283enisa_euvd
- http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=664enisa_euvd
- http://www.a-squad.com/audit/explain10.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securiteam.com/tools/5TP0N15CUA.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/364112enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10407enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16239enisa_euvd
- http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=283nvd
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