Input validation error in cPanel - CVE-2016-10855

 

Input validation error in cPanel - CVE-2016-10855

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30973
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10855
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 non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows unauthenticated arbitrary code execution via cpsrvd (SEC-91).


How to mitigate CVE-2016-10855

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources