MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2009-2275

Cpanel vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in frontend/x3/stats/lastvisit.html in cPanel allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the domain parameter.
Affected vendor
Cpanel
Affected product
Cpanel
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-07-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-2275

  • Confirm whether Cpanel Cpanel is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-2275.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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