CVE-2008-2478

HighCVSS 8.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

scripts/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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 8.5/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 28, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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