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CVE-2021-38584

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

7.2 High

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.86%Up 0.4 points since Aug 12, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

Record
CVE-2021-38584
CVSS 3.1
7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

Record
CVE-2021-38584
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25026 No score

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

Record
EUVD-2021-25026
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69cw-q85q-xvfh No score

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

The WHM Locale Upload feature in cPanel before 98.0.1 allows XXE attacks (SEC-585).

Record
GHSA-69cw-q85q-xvfh
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-38584 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cpanel, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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