CVE-2017-18467

cPanel before 62.0.17 allows access to restricted resources because of a URL filtering error (SEC-229).

Published: 2019-08-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-18467 is rated Low Risk (34.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.71%). 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-2017-18467

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 0.23% 0.71% +0.48%
2 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.23% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.27%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-18467

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-18467

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-18467

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cpanel cpanel >= 55.9999.61, < 56.0.46 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 57.9999.48, < 58.0.45 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 59.9999.58, < 60.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpanel cpanel >= 61.9999.55, < 62.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-18467

URL Tags
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/62+Change+Log Release Notes Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence