cPanel before 62.0.17 allows arbitrary file-read operations via WHM /styled/ URLs (SEC-218).

published 2019-08-02 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-9573

cvss: 4.4; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

cpanel cpanel 56.0.46, 58.0.45, 60.0.39, 62.0.17

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Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	4.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.9	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

news.cpanel.com /cpanel-tsr-2017-0002-full-disclosure/
vendor-advisory
documentation.cpanel.net /display/CL/62+Change+Log
product, release-notes

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-18457
NVD CVE-2017-18457

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