What is CVE-2018-20898?

CVE-2018-20898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-20898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2018-20898

cPanel before 71.9980.37 allows e-mail injection during cPAddons moderation (SEC-396).

EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

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-2018-20898?: CVE-2018-20898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-20898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.