CVE-2004-0529 — The modified suexec program in cPanel, when configured for mod_php and compiled for Apache 1.3.31 and earlier without mod_phpsuexec, allows local users to execute untrusted shared scripts and gain privileges, as demonstrated using untainted scripts such as (1) proftpdvhosts or (2) addalink.cgi, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0490

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The modified suexec program in cPanel, when configured for mod_php and compiled for Apache 1.3.31 and earlier without mod_phpsuexec, allows local users to execute untrusted shared scripts and gain privileges, as demonstrated using untainted scripts such as (1) proftpdvhosts or (2) addalink.cgi, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0490

Published Jun 8, 2004

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.48%

Description

The modified suexec program in cPanel, when configured for mod_php and compiled for Apache 1.3.31 and earlier without mod_phpsuexec, allows local users to execute untrusted shared scripts and gain privileges, as demonstrated using untainted scripts such as (1) proftpdvhosts or (2) addalink.cgi, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0490.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.48% 0.01477

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01477

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.48% (0.01477)	72.92th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.48% (0.01477)	70.40th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.22% (0.00221)	42.69th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	27.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 1, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	25.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00060)	23.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.03% (0.01034)	41.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	39.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	37.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.03% (0.01034)	20.32th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (6)

http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=668
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108663003608211&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/11798
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010411
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10478
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16347
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=668		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108663003608211&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/11798		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010411		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10478		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16347		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 8, 2004

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jun 3, 2004

Link CVE-2004-0529

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2004-0529

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2004-0529