Is CVE-2008-2478 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2478 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2478?

CVE-2008-2478 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2478

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 4.2% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2473)
Published: May 28, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2473 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cpanel / cpanel
cpanel / cpanel

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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