CVE-2008-2070
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.3
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- EDB-31771cPanel 11.x - '/scripts2/knowlegebase?issue' Cross-Site Scriptingfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-31772cPanel 11.x - '/scripts2/changeip?user' Cross-Site Scriptingfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-31773cPanel 11.x - '/scripts2/listaccts?search' Cross-Site Scriptingfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (8)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://changelog.cpanel.net/?revision=0%3Btree=%3Btreeview=%3Bshow=html%3Bpp=25%3Bte=1314%3Bpg=2enisa_euvd
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-May/062197.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30166enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3866enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491864/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29125enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1522/referencesenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42305enisa_euvd
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