CVE-2017-18430 json
In cPanel before 66.0.2, user and group ownership may be incorrectly set when using reassign_post_terminate_cruft (SEC-294).
published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-9546
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In cPanel before 66.0.2, user and group ownership may be incorrectly set when using reassign_post_terminate_cruft (SEC-294).
Patch / fix
- cpanel cpanel 56.0.51, 58.0.52, 60.0.45, 62.0.27, 64.0.33, 66.0.2
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0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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documentation.cpanel.net
/display/CL/66+Change+Log
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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news.cpanel.com
/cpanel-tsr-2017-0004-full-disclosure/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18430
- NVD CVE-2017-18430
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