What is CVE-2017-18432?

CVE-2017-18432 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-18432?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18432

In cPanel before 64.0.21, Horde MySQL to SQLite conversion can leak a database password (SEC-234).

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/64+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18432?: CVE-2017-18432 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18432?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.