What is CVE-2018-20905?

CVE-2018-20905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-20905?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2018-20905

cPanel before 71.9980.37 allows attackers to make API calls that bypass the backup feature restriction (SEC-429).

EPSS: 0.006 (44.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20905?: CVE-2018-20905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-20905?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.