Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2018-20885

cPanel before 74.0.0 allows Apache HTTP Server configuration injection because of DocumentRoot variable interpolation (SEC-416).

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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:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-20885: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20885?
CVE-2018-20885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-20885?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.