CVE-2019-20490 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel versions prior to 82.0.18, stemming from inconsistent processing of webmail usernames. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows an attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts over the network with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it shows no signs of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 77.9999.110, < 78.0.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 81.9999.242, < 82.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 83.9999.115, < 84.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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