Path Traversal in Cpanel
CVE-2008-7142
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Disk Usage module (frontend/x/diskusage/index.html) in cPanel 11.18.3 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via the showtree parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cpanel — versions 11.18.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489747/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41266 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/51582 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300/exploit (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-7142?
- CVE-2008-7142 is a vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2009-09-01.
- Is CVE-2008-7142 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.