What is CVE-2003-1425?

CVE-2003-1425 is a vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2003-12-31.

Is CVE-2003-1425 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Cpanel

CVE-2003-1425

guestbook.cgi in cPanel 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the template parameter.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2003-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.115 (95.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.115 · newest: 0.115 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel — versions 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

krlabs/cpanel-vulnerabilities

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0087.html (mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6882 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11356 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2003-1425?: CVE-2003-1425 is a vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2003-12-31.
Is CVE-2003-1425 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.