Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-14407 is an information disclosure issue in cPanel before 78.0.2. During OpenID provider interactions, cPanel could reveal internal data to the provider. The public record does not state what data was exposed, how sensitive it was, or whether attackers are exploiting it.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted hygiene issue unless your business depends heavily on cPanel administration or OpenID login flows. The record lacks severity and exploitation evidence, but disclosure from hosting control panels can carry business risk because internal data may aid reconnaissance.
Technical view
The CVE describes SEC-415 as cPanel before 78.0.2 revealing internal data to OpenID providers. Available sources provide no CVSS score, CWE, exploit details, affected configuration specifics, or data-type breakdown. The main remediation signal is the version boundary: versions before 78.0.2 are affected.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to organizations running cPanel versions earlier than 78.0.2, especially where OpenID provider authentication or related identity integration is enabled. Hosting providers and managed web platforms should prioritize inventory because cPanel often protects administrative and customer hosting workflows.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. Public evidence here supports information disclosure only, not remote code execution, privilege escalation, or confirmed real-world abuse.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE record names cPanel before 78.0.2 and SEC-415 but does not identify leaked fields, affected OpenID providers, prerequisites, attack path, or severity metrics. Validate against vendor release notes and local configuration rather than assuming broader product impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory all cPanel deployments and record exact installed versions.
- Upgrade affected cPanel instances to 78.0.2 or later per vendor guidance.
- Review the cPanel 78 change log for SEC-415-specific guidance.
- Assess whether OpenID provider integrations are required on exposed systems.
- Check vendor support channels if upgrade impact or mitigation details are unclear.
Validation and detection
- Confirm no cPanel instance is running a version earlier than 78.0.2.
- Identify systems using OpenID provider authentication or identity integration.
- Review authentication logs for unusual OpenID provider activity.
- Verify the vendor change log entry is addressed in the deployed build.
- Document any remaining pre-78.0.2 systems as accepted or remediated risk.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/78+Change+LogCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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