Credentials management in cPanel - CVE-2016-10791

 

Credentials management in cPanel - CVE-2016-10791

Published: August 6, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30838
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10791
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: cPanel, Inc
Affected software:
cPanel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

cPanel before 60.0.15 does not ensure that system accounts lack a valid password, so that logins are impossible (CPANEL-9559).


How to mitigate CVE-2016-10791

Install update from vendor's website.

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