8.8high
CVE-2016-10823
cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the root account because of MakeText interpolation (SEC-89).
Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the root account because of MakeText interpolation (SEC-89).
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- documentation.cpanel.net /display/CL/56+Change+Log · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-10823
- NVD: CVE-2016-10823
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