Medium severity · published Aug 1, 2019
CVE-2016-10842
cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows certain file-read operations in bin/setup_global_spam_filter.pl (SEC-74)
6.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows certain file-read operations in bin/setup_global_spam_filter.pl (SEC-74).
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)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Cpanel · Cpanel
11.48.0.5 before 11.48.5.2; 11.50.0.4 before 11.50.4.3; 11.51.9999.98 before 11.52.2.4; 11.54.0.0 before 11.54.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10842
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10842
Release Notes
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/54+Change+Log
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