CVE-2018-20895 describes a security flaw in cPanel versions prior to 71.9980.37 where API tokens incorrectly retain Access Control List (ACL) permissions even after those permissions have been revoked from the associated accounts. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.2 (High), indicating that an authenticated attacker could remotely exploit this with low complexity to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 67.9999.64, < 68.0.39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 69.9999.122, < 70.0.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 71.9980.30, < 71.9980.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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