8.5high
CVE-2008-24781 exploit
scripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privil…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.2%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
scripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privileges to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the Email address field (aka Email text box). NOTE: the vendor disputes this, stating "I'm unable to reproduce such an issue on multiple servers running different versions of cPanel.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-31807 cPanel 11.21 - 'wwwact' Privilege Escalation · webapps · 2008-05-19
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/492223/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/492259/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1020042 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42529 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/29277 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-2478
- NVD: CVE-2008-2478
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