CVE-2018-20909 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can perform arbitrary file permission changes during legacy backups, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20909?
CVE-2018-20909 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 1 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cPanel before 70.0.23 allows arbitrary file-chmod operations during legacy incremental backups (SEC-338).
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20909?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20909?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20909 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-2018-20909 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20909 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw58-q733-ph62.