CVE-2017-18405

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

cPanel before 68.0.15 allows arbitrary file-read operations because of the backup .htaccess modification logic (SEC-345).

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 2, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-18405: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix