Auth bypass in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10833

cPanel before 55.9999.141 mishandles username-based blocking for PRE requests in cPHulkd (SEC-104).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (67.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10833?: CVE-2016-10833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10833?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.