Medium severity · published Aug 2, 2019
CVE-2017-18438
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows demo accounts to execute code via Encoding API calls (SEC-242)
6.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cPanel before 64.0.21 allows demo accounts to execute code via Encoding API calls (SEC-242).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
55.9999.61 before 56.0.49; 57.9999.48 before 58.0.49; 59.9999.58 before 60.0.43; 61.9999.55 before 62.0.24; 63.9999.74 before 64.0.21 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18438
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18438
Release Notes
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/64+Change+Log
Vendor Advisory
https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2017-0003-full-disclosure/
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