CVE-2008-2070

cPanel 11.15.0-11.18.3 and 11.22-11.22.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Malformed HTML Tags

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2008-2070. PoCs published by Matteo Carli.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel due to improper input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the injection point but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

The WHM interface 11.15.0 for cPanel 11.18 before 11.18.4 and 11.22 before 11.22.3 allows remote attackers to bypass XSS protection and inject arbitrary script or HTML via repeated, improperly-ordered "<" and ">" characters in the (1) issue parameter to scripts2/knowlegebase, (2) user parameter to scripts2/changeip, (3) search parameter to scripts2/listaccts, and other unspecified vectors.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Matteo Carli · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31773

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel due to improper input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the injection point but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: cPanel (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable cPanel instance · Ability to craft a malicious URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Matteo Carli · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31771

This is a writeup describing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel. It provides a URL example demonstrating the vulnerability but does not include executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: cPanel (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable cPanel instance · Ability to craft a malicious URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Matteo Carli · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31772

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cPanel due to improper input sanitization. It includes a sample URL demonstrating the injection point but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: cPanel (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable cPanel instance · Ability to craft a malicious URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42305
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491864/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1522/references
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3866
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-May/062197.html
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29125
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30166

Scores

EPSS 0.0218
EPSS Percentile 80.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (7)
cpanel/cpanel 11.18
cpanel/cpanel 11.18.1
cpanel/cpanel 11.18.2
cpanel/cpanel 11.18.3
cpanel/cpanel 11.22
cpanel/cpanel 11.22.1
cpanel/cpanel 11.22.2
Published May 12, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026