What is CVE-2016-10773?

CVE-2016-10773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-10773?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10773

cPanel before 60.0.25 allows format-string injection in exception-message handling (SEC-171).

EPSS: 0.011 (60.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10773?: CVE-2016-10773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-10773?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.