CVE-2008-7142 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.6% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cpanel | cpanel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | cPanel 11.18.3 - List Directories and Folders Information Disclosure | 2008-03-18 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/51582
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489747/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300/exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41266
- http://osvdb.org/51582
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489747/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28300/exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41266
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