What is CVE-2017-18389?

CVE-2017-18389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2019-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-18389?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18389

cPanel before 68.0.15 allows string format injection in dovecot-xaps-plugin (SEC-318).

EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Release Notes)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18389?: CVE-2017-18389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18389?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.