CVE-2018-20896 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can inject code into the cPanel WHM cPAddons interface, potentially executing arbitrary commands on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20896?
CVE-2018-20896 is a low-severity code injection vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 1 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
cPanel before 71.9980.37 allows code injection in the WHM cPAddons interface (SEC-394).
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-20896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqfr-p8p5-6rp5.