CVE-2018-20889 describes a vulnerability in cPanel versions prior to 74.0.0, allowing authenticated, local users to perform file-read operations through password file caching. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.4) has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 69.9999.122, < 70.0.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 71.9980.30, < 72.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 73.9980.0, < 74.0.0CPE 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:L/I:L/A:N
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