VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5613
Format string vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a template file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a template file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.56% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- cpanel/cgiecho · cpanel/cgiemail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.7% on 21 September 2026 to 2.6% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95870Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://news.cpanel.com/tsr-2017-0001-full-disclosure/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95870Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://news.cpanel.com/tsr-2017-0001-full-disclosure/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.