Medium severity · published Aug 1, 2019
CVE-2018-20882
cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447)
6.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
69.9999.122 before 70.0.57; 73.9980.0 before 74.0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20882
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20882
Product
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/74+Change+Log
Vendor Advisory
https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2018-0005-full-disclosure/
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