What is CVE-2015-9291?

CVE-2015-9291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2015-9291?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2015-9291

cPanel before 11.52.0.13 does not prevent arbitrary file-read operations via get_information_for_applications (CPANEL-1221).

Published 2019-08-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/11.52+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-9291?: CVE-2015-9291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2015-9291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.