Medium severity · published May 11, 2020
CVE-2020-12784
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows remote attackers to trigger a bandwidth suspension via mail log strings (SEC-505)
5.3
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cPanel before 86.0.14 allows remote attackers to trigger a bandwidth suspension via mail log strings (SEC-505).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
11.78.0.1 before 11.78.0.47; 11.84.0.0 before 11.84.0.22; 11.86.0.1 before 11.86.0.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12784
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12784
Vendor Advisory
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/86+Change+Log
Vendor Advisory
https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2020-0002-full-disclosure/
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