CVE-2018-20911 : cPanel before 70.0.23 allows code execution because "." is in @INC during a Perl

cPanel before 70.0.23 allows code execution because "." is in @INC during a Perl syntax check of cpaddonsup (SEC-359).

Published 2019-08-01 15:15:14

Updated 2019-08-02 14:00:59

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2018-20911

Cpanel » Cpanel
Versions before (<) 70.0.23
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.11%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 42 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
6.5	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P	8.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.2	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.2	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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