CVE-2017-18480 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can access or modify MySQL configuration files for other users via WHM API calls due to missing ownership checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18480?
CVE-2017-18480 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 5 Aug 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cPanel before 62.0.4 does not enforce account ownership for has_mycnf_for_cpuser WHM API calls (SEC-210).
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18480?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18480 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-18480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mggr-342h-c8m6.