CVE-2017-18415 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).

Published: 2019-08-02

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel::::::::
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	cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel::::::::
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-9531	cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows code execution in the context of the mailman account because of incorrect environment-variable filtering (SEC-302).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00426.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/68+Change+Log
https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2017-0005-full-disclosure/

History

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Subscriptions

Cpanel Cpanel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-08-02T13:53:15.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:20:51.066Z

Reserved: 2019-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-18415

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-08-02T14:15:13.800

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:12:48.510

Link: CVE-2017-18415

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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