#VU30966 Improper Authorization in cPanel - CVE-2016-10848

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30966

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10848

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
cPanel
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: cPanel, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows arbitrary file-overwrite operations in scripts/quotacheck (SEC-81).

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cPanel: 11.54.0.0 - 11.54.0.3

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External links
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/54+Change+Log
https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2016-0001-full-disclosure/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.