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Improper Access Control

CVE-2017-18403

Severity Medium
Score 6.3/10

Summary

cPanel before 68.0.15 allows code execution in the context of the nobody account via Mailman archives (SEC-337).

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

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