WebFacing Email Accounts for cPanel 5.3 - 5.3.6 - Unauthenticated LFI via assets/index.php
Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The WebFacing™ WordPress plugin before 5.4 does not restrict access to one of its bundled scripts and does not validate a user-supplied path before using it to include a local file, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Local File Inclusion.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00263 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed WebFacing™ (Unknown): 5.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WebFacing™ | 5.3 to before 5.4 | 5.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- WebFacing™ VendorUnknown Affected 5.3 to before 5.4 Fixed in 5.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WebFacing™ (Unknown) Fixed in 5.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84069
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g84-3xhq-4hwg
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-84069 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84069 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g84-3xhq-4hwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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