CVE-2017-18412
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of...
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of mishandling on an account rename (SEC-296).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of mishandling on an account rename (SEC-296).
- Record
CVE-2017-18412- CVSS 3.0
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of mishandling on an account rename (SEC-296).
- Record
CVE-2017-18412- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9528 No score
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of mishandling on an account rename (SEC-296).
- Record
EUVD-2017-9528- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmv5-f584-5hqg
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of...
cPanel before 67.9999.103 allows Apache HTTP Server log files to become world-readable because of mishandling on an account rename (SEC-296).
- Record
GHSA-qmv5-f584-5hqg- CVSS 3.0
- 2.5 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18412 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.5) in Cpanel, published August 2, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.