Softaculous develops web hosting automation and installation tools, including control panels, backup solutions, and performance optimization products deployed across shared hosting environments. Its vulnerability profile skews toward serious outcomes, with vulnerabilities frequently acquiring public exploit code; the exposure recurs through weakness classes such as OS command injection, cross-site request forgery, improper input neutralization, and sensitive-information exposure that are characteristic of web-facing administrative interfaces. Defenders managing shared hosting infrastructure should prioritize timely patching of Softaculous components and restrict access to administrative panels; live severity and exploit-availability figures are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Softaculous over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (15 CVEs).
15 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2013-6041HIGH index.php in Softaculous Webuzo before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a SOFTCookies sid cookie within a login action. | Dec 27, 2014 | 7.5 | 34 | NO | YES |
CVE-2017-6513CRITICAL The WHMCS Reseller Module V2 2.0.2 in Softaculous Virtualizor before 2.9.1.0 does not verify the user correctly, which allows remote authenticated users to control other virtual ma | Mar 11, 2017 | 9.9 | 32 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-8669HIGH The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'options' parameter passed to the backuply_wp_clone_sql() function in | Sep 14, 2024 | 7.2 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-24621CRITICAL Softaculous Webuzo contains an authentication bypass vulnerability through the password reset functionality. Remote, anonymous attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain full | Jul 25, 2024 | 9.8 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2013-6043MEDIUM The login function in Softaculous Webuzo before 2.1.4 provides different error messages for invalid authentication attempts depending on whether the user account exists, which allo | Dec 27, 2014 | 5.0 | 27 | NO | YES |
CVE-2024-24622HIGH Softaculous Webuzo contains a command injection in the password reset functionality. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain code execution on the s | Jul 25, 2024 | 8.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2013-6042MEDIUM Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in filemanager/login.php in the File Manager module in Softaculous Webuzo before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scri | Nov 19, 2013 | 4.3 | 26 | NO | YES |
CVE-2024-24623HIGH Softaculous Webuzo contains a command injection vulnerability in the FTP management functionality. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain code exec | Jul 25, 2024 | 8.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-26886HIGH Softaculous before 5.5.7 is affected by a code execution vulnerability because of External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores. This leads to privilege escalation on | Mar 18, 2021 | 7.8 | 24 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-0842HIGH The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This is due to direct access | Feb 9, 2024 | 7.5 | 23 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (15 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Softaculous.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Softaculous — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.