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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2018-20882

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447).

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • LOW
  • HIGH

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published