Improper access control in cPanel - CVE-2016-10799
Published: August 7, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30834
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10799
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to manipulate data.
cPanel before 58.0.4 does not set the Pear tmp directory during a PHP installation (SEC-137).
Affected software
cPanel
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10799
Install update from vendor's website.
cPanel - update to 11.58.0.4