{"cve":"CVE-2008-2478","nvd":{"published":"2008-05-28T15:32:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:53:50.710","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492223/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492259/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29277","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020042","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42529"],"products":["cpanel:cpanel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2478","score":0.04213,"percentile":0.90985,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}