CVE-2018-20882

medium

Description

cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447).

References

https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2018-0005-full-disclosure/

https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/74+Change+Log

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-08-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00056