CVE-2008-2478

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2478
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-28 15:32:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionscripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privileges to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the Email address field (aka Email text box). NOTE: the vendor disputes this, stating "I'm unable to reproduce such an issue on multiple servers running different versions of cPanel.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cpanel Cpanel All current All All
Application Cpanel Cpanel All stable All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - cPanel Input Validation Flaw in 'Email' Parameter Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
cPanel 'wwwact' Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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