XSS in Cpanel

CVE-2016-10851

cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows self XSS in the WHM PHP Configuration editor interface (SEC-84).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cpanel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10851?: CVE-2016-10851 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-2016-10851?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.