What is CVE-2016-10798?

CVE-2016-10798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-10798?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10798

cPanel before 58.0.4 allows a file-ownership change (to nobody) via rearrangeacct (SEC-134).

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10798?: CVE-2016-10798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-10798?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.