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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 28, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-2478

CVE-2008-2478

Description

scripts/wwwacct in cPanel 11.18.6 STABLE and earlier and 11.23.1 CURRENT and earlier allows remote authenticated users with reseller privileges to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the Email address field (aka Email text box). NOTE: the vendor disputes this, stating "I'm unable to reproduce such an issue on multiple servers running different versions of cPanel.

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Affected products

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  • CPanel/Cpanel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:current:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:current:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.23.1
    • cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.8.6
    • (no CPE)range: <=11.18.6 STABLE and <=11.23.1 CURRENT

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