CVE-2017-18429

In cPanel before 66.0.2, Apache HTTP Server SSL domain logs can persist on disk after an account termination (SEC-291).

Published: 2019-08-02 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-18429 is rated Low Risk (21.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18429

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.32% +0.25%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-18429

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 1.4 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-18429

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-18429

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cpanel cpanel >= 55.9999.61, < 56.0.51 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 57.9999.48, < 58.0.52 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 59.9999.58, < 60.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 61.9999.55, < 62.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 63.9999.74, < 64.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 65.9999.38, < 66.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-18429

URL Tags
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/66+Change+Log Release Notes Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence