CVE-2017-18434 describes a critical vulnerability in cPanel versions prior to 64.0.21, allowing for arbitrary code execution with root privileges. This local attack, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.8, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 55.9999.61, < 56.0.49CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 57.9999.48, < 58.0.49CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 59.9999.58, < 60.0.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 61.9999.55, < 62.0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 63.9999.74, < 64.0.21CPE 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
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