What is CVE-2020-29136?

CVE-2020-29136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-29136?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2020-29136

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

EPSS: 0.012 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29136?: CVE-2020-29136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-29136?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.