cPanel up to 57.9999.53 File Permission Log permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in cPanel up to 57.9999.53. This impacts an unknown function of the component File Permission. Such manipulation leads to permission (Log). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-10818. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 57.9999.53 (Hosting Control Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability (Log). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

cPanel before 57.9999.54 incorrectly sets log-file permissions in dnsadmin-startup and spamd-startup (SEC-124).

The weakness was presented 08/01/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-10818 since 07/31/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

Upgrading to version 57.9999.54 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-139152, VDB-139151, VDB-139150 and VDB-139149 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Log
Class: Permission / Log
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: cPanel 57.9999.54

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/02/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2023 +1565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: documentation.cpanel.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139148
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2019 11:24
Updated: 11/14/2023 22:16
Changes: 08/02/2019 11:24 (38), 07/17/2020 16:41 (18), 11/14/2023 22:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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