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CVE-2008-7142

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Disk Usage module (frontend/x/diskusage/index.html) in cPanel 11.18.3 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via the showtree parameter.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
1 Sept 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 85% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Path traversal (CWE-22)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
cPanel & WHMServers and applications · cpe:a:cpanel:cpanel
  • Version 11.18.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7142
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7142