DirectAdmin - MySQL Privilege Vulnerability

[dennis0162]

Als je nog niet geupdate hebt naar DirectAdmin versie 1.44 (26-9-2013), dan is het aan te raden om dat te doen:

Product Description:

DirectAdmin is a graphical web-based web hosting control panel designed to make administration of websites easier.

Vulnerability Description:

There is a flaw within the backup system that allows an attacker to rub arbitrary commands while restoring MySQL databases as root that could ultimately lead to a root compromise.

Proof of Concept:

Due to the nature of this security flaw, we will not be posting a Proof of Concept until a much later date.

Impact:

We have deemed this vulnerability to be rated as CRITICAL due to the fact that a normal user can gain an instant root shell.

Vulnerable Version:

This vulnerability was tested against DirectAdmin v1.43 and is believed to exist in all prior versions.

Fixed Version:

This vulnerability was patched in DirectAdmin v1.44.

Vendor Contact Timeline:

2013-06-22: Vendor contacted via email.
2013-06-22: Vendor confirms vulnerability.
2013-09-26: Vendor issues v1.44 update.
2013-10-07: Rack911 issues security advisory.

Zie ook: http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=1480

[cfmweb]

Bedankt voor de opmerkzaamheid. Servertjes zijn weer ge-update.

[Marco Mahieu]

Lees het nu pas, maar heb gelukkig alles up-to-date