Input validation error in cPanel - CVE-2016-10775

 

Input validation error in cPanel - CVE-2016-10775

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30876
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10775
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 gain access to sensitive information.

cPanel before 60.0.25 allows arbitrary file-chown operations via reassign_post_terminate_cruft (SEC-173).


How to mitigate CVE-2016-10775

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources