What is CVE-2016-10822?

CVE-2016-10822 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-10822?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10822

cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows self XSS in X3 Reseller Branding Images (SEC-88).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-08-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/56+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2016-0002-full-disclosure/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10822?: CVE-2016-10822 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10822?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.