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CVE-2017-18045· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

JBMC DirectAdmin before 1.52, when the email_ftp_password_change setting is nonzero, allows remote attackers to obtain access or cause a den

JBMC DirectAdmin before 1.52, when the email_ftp_password_change setting is nonzero, allows remote attackers to obtain access or cause a denial of service (segfault) via an unspecified request.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 21, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 72th percentile
CWE
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Action score

39

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
directadmindirectadmin

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • directadmin directadminbefore 1.52

Same product

directadmin: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-9625JBMC DirectAdmin 1.55 allows CSRF via the /CMD_ACCOUNT_ADMIN URI to create a new admin account.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2009-1525CMD_DB in JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.334 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name p
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2025-56551An issue in DirectAdmin v1.680 allows unauthorized attackers to manipulate the page layout and replace the legitimate login interface with a
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2009-1526JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.334 allows local users to create or overwrite any file via a symlink attack on an arbitrary file in a cer
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2007-1926Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.293 does not properly display log files, which allows remote
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2019-11193The FileManager in InfinitumIT DirectAdmin through v1.561 has XSS via CMD_FILE_MANAGER, CMD_SHOW_USER, and CMD_SHOW_RESELLER; an attacker ca
    25Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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