FKIE_CVE-2018-20924

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-08-01 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:53
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Summary
cPanel before 70.0.23 allows arbitrary file-read and file-unlink operations via WHM style uploads (SEC-378).
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/70+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
nvd@nist.govhttps://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2018-0002-full-disclosure/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/70+Change+LogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cpanel cpanel *
cpanel cpanel *
cpanel cpanel *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:53:44.997",
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