Input validation error in cPanel - CVE-2016-10771

 

Input validation error in cPanel - CVE-2016-10771

Published: August 5, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30872
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10771
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: cPanel, Inc
Affected software:
cPanel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

cPanel before 60.0.25 allows file-create and file-chmod operations during ModSecurity Audit logfile processing (SEC-165).


How to mitigate CVE-2016-10771

Install update from vendor's website.

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