Improper access control in cPanel - CVE-2016-10799

 

Improper access control in cPanel - CVE-2016-10799

Published: August 7, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30834
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10799
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: cPanel, Inc
Affected software:
cPanel

Detailed vulnerability description

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).


How to mitigate CVE-2016-10799

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources