CVE-2018-20940

LOW

cPanel < 62.0.39 - Unauthenticated Root Crontab File Exposure via Backup Enablement

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

cPanel before 68.0.27 allows attackers to read root's crontab file during a short time interval upon the enabling of backups (SEC-342).

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/68+Change+Log

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 10.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (1)
cpanel/cpanel 61.9999.55 - 62.0.39
Published Aug 01, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026