What is CVE-2018-20909?

CVE-2018-20909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-20909?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2018-20909

cPanel before 70.0.23 allows arbitrary file-chmod operations during legacy incremental backups (SEC-338).

EPSS: 0.003 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2018-20909?: CVE-2018-20909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-20909?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.