Medium severity · published Aug 7, 2019
CVE-2016-10799
cPanel before 58.0.4 does not set the Pear tmp directory during a PHP installation (SEC-137)
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cPanel before 58.0.4 does not set the Pear tmp directory during a PHP installation (SEC-137).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
11.51.9999.98 before 11.52.6.2; 11.54.0.0 before 11.54.0.26; 55.9999.61 before 56.0.27; 57.9999.48 before 58.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10799
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10799
Release Notes
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/58+Change+Log
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