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)

EPSS: 0.026 (83.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Cpanel — versions 11.18.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.