Information disclosure in cPanel - CVE-2016-10844
Published: August 1, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30963
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-2016-10844
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: cPanel, Inc
Affected software:
cPanel
cPanel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
The chcpass script in cPanel before 11.54.0.4 reveals a password hash (SEC-77).
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10844
Install update from vendor's website.