CVE-2020-12784 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger bandwidth suspension in cPanel by manipulating mail log strings, causing service disruption for hosted accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12784?
CVE-2020-12784 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cpanel Cpanel, published on 11 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows remote attackers to trigger a bandwidth suspension via mail log strings (SEC-505).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12784?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Cpanel.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-12784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvvh-p89j-w44m.