CVE-2008-2478: cPanel

High severity, CVSS 8.5. EPSS: 4.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• cPanel cPanel: up to and including 11.8.6; up to and including 11.23.1

Published 2008-05-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.