What is CVE-2017-18384?

CVE-2017-18384 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-18384?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18384

cPanel before 68.0.15 allows jailed accounts to restore files that are outside of the jail (SEC-310).

Published 2019-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/68+Change+Log (Product, Release Notes)
news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2017-0006-full-disclosure/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18384?: CVE-2017-18384 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18384?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.