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CVE-2017-18398

Status: ModifiedLow (3.8)—

DnsUtils in cPanel before 68.0.15 allows zone creation for hostname and account subdomains (SEC-331).

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Cpanel — Cpanel

CWEs

References

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