CVE-2017-18413 describes a critical vulnerability in cPanel versions prior to 67.9999.103, where the backup system could overwrite the root user's home directory if a mounted volume became unavailable. This local vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 55.9999.61, < 56.0.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 59.9999.58, < 60.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 61.9999.55, < 62.0.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 64.0.0, < 64.0.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 65.9999.38, < 66.0.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.