What is CVE-2021-38584?

CVE-2021-38584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-38584?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

XXE in Cpanel

CVE-2021-38584

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.009 (54.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38584?: CVE-2021-38584 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38584?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.