Is CVE-2018-20938 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-20938 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-20938?

CVE-2018-20938 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.7 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-20938?

CVE-2018-20938 has an EPSS score of 0.59% (44th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20938?

Upgrade cpanel to 68.0.27 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-20938

LOW

2.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

cPanel before 68.0.27 does not enforce ownership during addpkgext and delpkgext WHM API calls (SEC-324).

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

cpanelNVD

Affected:>= 67.9999.64, < 68.0.27Fixed in:68.0.27CVE-2018-20938derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

documentation.cpanel.net

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.