Cpanel
CVE-2018-16236
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
cPanel through 74 allows XSS via a crafted filename in the logs subdirectory of a user account, because the filename is mishandled during frontend/THEME/raw/index.html rendering.
AnalysisAI
cPanel through 74 allows XSS via a crafted filename in the logs subdirectory of a user account, because the filename is mishandled during frontend/THEME/raw/index.html rendering. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. cPanel through 74 allows XSS via a crafted filename in the logs subdirectory of a user account, because the filename is mishandled during frontend/THEME/raw/index.html rendering. Affected products include: Cpanel. Version information: through 74.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
An issue was discovered in cPanel before 11.109.9999.116. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remote
cPanel before 88.0.13 mishandles file-extension dispatching, leading to code execution (SEC-488). Rated critical severit
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure chkservd test credentials are used on a templated VM (SEC-554). Rated critical severit
In cPanel before 88.0.3, insecure RNDC credentials are used for BIND on a templated VM (SEC-549). Rated critical severit
chsh in cPanel before 88.0.3 allows a Jailshell escape (SEC-497). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability
cPanel before 88.0.3 mishandles the Exim filter path, leading to remote code execution (SEC-485). Rated critical severit
cPanel before 84.0.20 allows a demo account to achieve code execution via PassengerApps APIs (SEC-546). Rated critical s
cPanel before 84.0.20 allows a demo account to achieve remote code execution via a cpsrvd rsync shell (SEC-544). Rated c
cPanel before 84.0.20 allows a demo account to modify files via Branding API calls (SEC-543). Rated critical severity (C
cPanel before 84.0.20 mishandles enforcement of demo checks in the Market UAPI namespace (SEC-542). Rated critical sever
cPanel before 82.0.15 allows API token credentials to persist after an account has been renamed or terminated (SEC-517).
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows demo accounts to execute code via securitypolicy.cg (SEC-487). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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