cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated these updates as having important security impact. Information on …
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EasyApache 3.18 in 11.36
cPanel Inc., announces the release of EasyApache 3.18, our powerful and simple-to-use script that you can use to update and configure your Apache web server. The most important feature of this new release is Apache 2.4, the latest version of the Apache web server. However, we have made a few …
January 28, 2013 Houston, TX- cPanel Inc., announces the release of cPanel & WHM 11.36 to the CURRENT tier. Included in this brand new release are further improvements to the update system, building on work started with cPanel & WHM 11.30. A new staging step during installation allows a variety …
This is the notification of the End of Life for cPanel & WHM 11.30 The 18-month lifetime of cPanel & WHM 11.30 ends now. The last release of cPanel & WHM 11.30, being 11.30.8.0, will remain on our mirrors indefinitely. You may continue using this last release, however no updates …
cPanel has published a new security release, 11.34.1.7, containing Rails and ProFTPd security fixes. We recommend that all affected customers on the CURRENT, RELEASE, and STABLE tiers update to 11.34.1.7 as soon as possible. This release addresses two major vulnerabilities with Ruby on Rails (CVE-2012-5664 and CVE-2013-0156) which are resolved …
State of IPv6 in cPanel & WHM IPv4 IP allocation depletion is somewhat analogous to Y2K. The solution is essentially the same, except instead of going from 2 to 4 decimal digits in a year, we’re going from 32 to 128 binary digits in IP addresses while still supporting the …
cPanel recently released EasyApache 3.16. This version of EasyApache contains an updated version of ModSecurity that has an important change to Rule IDs which will affect you. In addition to the RuleID change, another change in ModSecurity that affects directive names will be incorporated into EasyApache 3.18. Unique Rule IDs …
In 11.36, cPanel will ship with a distribution of Perl 5.14.3. This version of Perl will be located inside the /usr/local/cpanel tree to avoid problems with the RPMs provided by the distro. While the installer will still require basic Perl, cPanel will no longer need /usr/bin/perl in order to function. …
For Immediate Release December 10, 2012 Houston, TX- cPanel officially announces that its partnership with Attracta has been redefined. The relationship between the two companies has now shifted from Attracta being bundled with cPanel to Attracta being included as part of cPanel’s third party application catalog. Integrating Attracta as part …
Case 59926
Case 59926 Summary Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to the use of Storable for serialization Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Perl Storable module provides support for serialization and deserialization of Perl data structures. In cPanel & WHM this functionality is …
Case 60203
Case 60203 Summary Password hashes truncated by 0×80 characters Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Moderate” to this vulnerability. Description cPanel & WHM relies on the Crypt::Passwd::XS Perl module to perform password hashing. This module suffers from the same vulnerability disclosed in CVE-2012-2143 where passwords with the …
Case 61251
Case 61251 Summary Arbitrary code execution via translatable phrases due to the use of Locale::Maketext Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Perl Locale::Maketext module is used to render translatable phrases into a user’s chosen locale. cPanel & WHM uses this module …
Case 60970
Case 60970 Summary Privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to the use of YAML::Syck for serialization Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Perl YAML::Syck module provides support for serialization and deserialization of data structures using the YAML format. In cPanel & WHM this …
Case 62230
Case 62230 Summary Shell code injection via translatable phrases in Cpanel::Locale Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Cpanel::Locale module wraps around Perl’s Locale::Maketext module and extends it to provide additional Maketext tags and functionality. Locale::Maketext is used to render translatable phrases …
Important: New Information about cPanel & WHM 11.30, 11.32, and 11.34 Updates Now Available Summary: cPanel & WHM 11.30.7.4; 11.32.5.15; 11.34.0.11, which fixes multiple security issues, is now available for download. cPanel has rated these updates as having important security impact. Information on security ratings is available at http://go.cpanel.net/securitylevels. Description: …
Important: cPanel & WHM 11.32 Security Release cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated this update …
Important: cPanel & WHM 11.30 Security Release cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated this update …
Important information about today’s update for servers that updated between 1pm – 2pm CST Due to this morning’s security release, we are seeing heavier than normal network traffic, and have made adjustments that will compensate for this traffic. We apologize for excessive communication during this security release; we want every …
Important: cPanel & WHM 11.34 Security Release cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated this update …
November 12, 2012 Houston, TX- cPanel Inc. announced today the release of version 11.34 of cPanel & WHM software to the STABLE tier with many improvements and upgrades that you, our Partners and end users, had a voice in. As highlighted in his Keynote speech at our 7th annual cPanel …
In a few days, cPanel intends to release EasyApache 3.14. On March 20, 2012, we announced the End of Life of PHP 4. EasyApache 3.14 will remove support for PHP 4. If you are currently using PHP 4 as a DSO handler, EasyApache 3.14 will warn you to take action …
In Memory of David Grega
Today we mourn the loss of a family member, David Grega. David wore many hats at cPanel including Account Management, Feature Management for partners and advocate for the hosting industry. David has been instrumental in launching too many projects to list in a single blog post, and he will be …
When a web host begins to gain a reputation for great service, it can feel like a superhuman feat to keep up with the demands of a growing business. Thankfully, hosts can depend on the help they need from the heroic developers of online automation tools and control panels. cPanel …
HostingCon 2012 Recap
All of the cPanel staff have safely returned from another round of engagements at HostingCon 2012 and we wanted to spend some time providing those that did not attend a quick recap of the show. A huge and heart warming thank you to everyone that stopped by to share our …
Support for using MySQL version 4.0 or 4.1 with cPanel & WHM will be discontinued with cPanel & WHM version 11.32. These versions of MySQL will still be available and usable with cPanel & WHM over the life span of 11.32. To upgrade, or install, cPanel & WHM 11.34 or …
Chris Banaszek, Customer Service Manager for cPanel, Inc., started with the company almost 10 years ago, and he has seen the company through many changes. Through all of this, Chris has been a mainstay for our Partners and clients, lending a familiar face and voice to our users. Read how …
On September 12, just after 12 PM CDT, we experienced an attack on our network that made reaching our websites, and other various services impossible for several hours. We want to apologize to you, our customers, for this temporary inconvenience and we want to let you know that although this …
As the VP of cPanel Operations, I receive a huge number of cold calls, sales pitches, and emails. One discussion I recall vividly from years past was from a passionate young man on a mission to “Save Hosting”. By nature I am a skeptic, and quite honestly in the past …
cPanel Inc. announced today the release of version 11.34 of cPanel & WHM software to the CURRENT tier with many improvements and upgrades that you, our Partners and end users, had a voice in. As highlighted in his Keynote speech at last week’s 7th annual cPanel Conference, cPanel CEO, J. …
Exim Update 10-26-12
At 3am CST, the Exim team released an update to correct CVE-2012-5671. An update to cPanel has been published to provide this update to our customers. Customers with Automatic Updates enabled, will receive the update with no interaction needed. We recommend all customers not using Automatic Updates, update as soon …