Re: Apache suEXEC privilege elevation / information disclosure

[E R <mr.rahimian () gmail com>]

hi KingCope
the one of security features in hosting servers is : dont allow to
.htaccess override from users
for doing this features in httpd.conf you can use *AllowOverride None* instead
of *AllowOverride all*
​with this feature you can not use this bug.
tnx



On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 8:38 PM, king cope <
isowarez.isowarez.isowarez () googlemail com> wrote:

> hi...
> I posted the advisory to make administratos aware that it will be
> still possible to read files with the apache uid even when suEXEC is
> in place.
> suEXEC is installed on many hosting providers. I read the cpanel site
> describing the patches [1], tough standart apache httpd does not have
> these patches installed.
> SymLinksIfOwnerMatch will not help in this attack scenario because the
> .htaccess file overwrites this Options directive.
> If a hacker sees an apache installation using suEXEC from an attackers
> perspective it does not matter where the bug resides, either in Apache
> or in suEXEC.  He just wants to circumvent the suEXEC protection so he
> can go the way described in the text I posted. This will aid him to
> escalate privileges further.
>
>
> http://docs.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/vief/EasyApache/Apache/SymlinkPatch#Frequently%20Asked%20Questions
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