CVE-2008-7142

Public Exploit

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Disk Usage module (frontend/x/diskusage/index.html) in cPanel 11.18.3 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via the showtree parameter.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.73% Top 20%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489747/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41266 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/51582 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300/exploit exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7142?
CVE-2008-7142 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7142?
To fix CVE-2008-7142, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-7142 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-7142 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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