Medium severity · published Aug 1, 2019
CVE-2016-10818
cPanel before 57.9999.54 incorrectly sets log-file permissions in dnsadmin-startup and spamd-startup (SEC-124)
6.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cPanel before 57.9999.54 incorrectly sets log-file permissions in dnsadmin-startup and spamd-startup (SEC-124).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
before 56.0.15 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10818
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10818
Product
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/58+Change+Log
Vendor Advisory
https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2016-0003-full-disclosure/
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