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CVE-2006-2825

cPanel does not automatically synchronize the PHP open_basedir configuration directive between the main server and virtual hosts that share physical directories, which might allow a local user to bypass open_basedir restrictions and access other virtual hosts via a PHP script that uses a main server URL (such as ~username) that is blocked by the user's own open_basedir directive, but not the…

Severity
Medium 5.1
Published
5 Jun 2006
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 69% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Description

cPanel does not automatically synchronize the PHP open_basedir configuration directive between the main server and virtual hosts that share physical directories, which might allow a local user to bypass open_basedir restrictions and access other virtual hosts via a PHP script that uses a main server URL (such as ~username) that is blocked by the user's own open_basedir directive, but not the main server's open_basedir directive.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
cPanel & WHMServers and applications · cpe:a:cpanel:cpanel
  • Every version

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2825
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2825