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1 Mar 2013, 04:15 AM | #1 |
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cPanel vulnerability
Dear all,
As published today in several online sources, cPanel has been compromised. As far as I know, Runbox uses cPanel for their webhosting offers. I am not an expert and do not fully understand the implications this may have, but I would highly value if someone (ideally from Runbox) could answer the following questions: a - Is there any need for immediate actions to be taken by Runbox users? b - Does this problem affect the security of Runbox as a whole? c - Is there any need for immediate actions on the end of the Runbox admins? Are they aware of the problem? BR, gecko |
8 Mar 2013, 05:49 AM | #2 |
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I only know about this issue; http://cpanel.net/2013-02-26-cpanel-...-34-and-11-36/
We update the servers using Cpanel daily, so this was fixed when Cpanel deployed their fix. Kim |
10 Mar 2013, 01:12 PM | #3 |
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b - Does this problem affect the security of Runbox as a whole?
No, the web hosting server is separate from the email server. Rich |
11 Mar 2013, 04:58 AM | #4 |
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If I remember right, it's a bit of a tricky situation. I think I remember that is was not about the actual cPanel installation but about the support system of the vendor of cPanel. I understood that the admin passwords (not sure for what, though) of people having contacted cPanels support within the last half year might have been compromised.
Just my two cents. BR, gecko |
12 Mar 2013, 09:21 AM | #5 |
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Forgive me for having a vague question, but I would like to know more about this. Especially with respect to authentication. So far I have avoided Runbox web hosting because I believed it would add more vulnerabilities to my mail. Does the web hosting use the same password as the mail hosting?
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Regards, Rich |
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