Path Traversal in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18448

cPanel before 64.0.21 allows certain file-read operations via a Serverinfo_manpage API call (SEC-252).

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18448?: CVE-2017-18448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18448?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.