CVE-2018-20940 : cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a shor

cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon the enabling of backups (SEC-342).

Published 2019-08-01 17:15:13

Updated 2019-08-07 17:12:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2018-20940

Cpanel » Cpanel
Versions from including (>=) 67.9999.64 and before (<) 68.0.27
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Cpanel » Cpanel
Versions from including (>=) 65.9999.38 and before (<) 66.0.35
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Cpanel » Cpanel
Versions from including (>=) 61.9999.55 and before (<) 62.0.39
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

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

~ 10 %

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

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
2.1	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	3.9	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
3.3	LOW	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	1.8	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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