cPanel up to 58.0.3 PHP Installation Temporary access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cPanel up to 58.0.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component PHP Installation. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control (Temporary). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-10799. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in cPanel up to 58.0.3 (Hosting Control Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component PHP Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Temporary). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

cPanel before 58.0.4 does not set the Pear tmp directory during a PHP installation (SEC-137).

The weakness was published 08/07/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at documentation.cpanel.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-10799 since 07/31/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 58.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-139550, VDB-139551, VDB-139599 and VDB-139601. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Temporary
Class: Access control / Temporary
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cPanel 58.0.4

Timelineinfo

07/31/2019 🔍
08/07/2019 +7 days 🔍
08/07/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2020 +350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: documentation.cpanel.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-10799 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10799
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139600
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2019 19:34
Updated: 07/22/2020 10:38
Changes: 08/07/2019 19:34 (58), 07/22/2020 10:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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