What is CVE-2017-5613?

CVE-2017-5613 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel Cgiecho, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-5613?

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

Vulnerability in Cpanel Cgiecho

CVE-2017-5613

Format string vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a template file.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Cpanel Cgiecho
Cpanel Cgiemail
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5613?: CVE-2017-5613 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel Cgiecho, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-5613?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.