RCE in Cpanel
CVE-2008-2478
scripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privileges to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the Email address field (aka Email text box). NOTE: the vendor disputes this, stating "I'm unable to reproduce such an issue on multiple servers running different versions of cPanel.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492223/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492259/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42529 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29277 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2478?
- CVE-2008-2478 is a vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-05-28.
- Is CVE-2008-2478 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.