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CVE-2004-1603
cPanel 9.4.1-RELEASE-64 follows hard links, which allows local users to (1) read arbitrary files via the backup feature or (2) chown…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
cPanel 9.4.1-RELEASE-64 follows hard links, which allows local users to (1) read arbitrary files via the backup feature or (2) chown arbitrary files via the .htaccess file when Front Page extensions are enabled or disabled.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- cpanel-htaccess-modify-ownership(17780) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20041018 cPanel hardlink backup issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- cpanel-backup-view-file(17779) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20041018 cPanel hardlink chown issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11455 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 12865 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11449 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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