Improper access control in cPanel - CVE-2016-10852

 

Improper access control in cPanel - CVE-2016-10852

Published: August 1, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30970
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-2016-10852
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 11.54.0.4 lacks ACL enforcement in the AppConfig subsystem (SEC-85).


How to mitigate CVE-2016-10852

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources