What is the severity of CVE-2016-10824?

CVE-2016-10824 has a high severity rating due to the potential for unauthenticated arbitrary code execution.

How can I mitigate CVE-2016-10824?

Mitigation for CVE-2016-10824 involves upgrading to cPanel versions 55.9999.141 or later.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2016-10824?

CVE-2016-10824 affects cPanel versions prior to 55.9999.141, including specific ranges from versions 11.50.x, 11.51.x, 11.52.x, and 11.54.x.

Is it safe to continue using cPanel versions affected by CVE-2016-10824?

Continuing to use affected versions of cPanel poses a security risk and should be avoided until patched.

What kind of attack does CVE-2016-10824 enable?

CVE-2016-10824 enables attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting DNS NS entry poisoning.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-10824

critical

9.8

CWE

1/8/2019

7/8/2019

CVE-2016-10824: Input Validation

First published: Thu Aug 01 2019(Updated: )

cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows unauthenticated arbitrary code execution via DNS NS entry poisoning (SEC-90).

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cpanel Cpanel	>=11.50.0.4<11.50.5.2
Cpanel Cpanel	>=11.51.9999.98<11.52.4.1
Cpanel Cpanel	>=11.54.0.0<11.54.0.20
Cpanel Cpanel	>=55.9999.61<55.9999.141

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10824?
CVE-2016-10824 has a high severity rating due to the potential for unauthenticated arbitrary code execution.
How can I mitigate CVE-2016-10824?
Mitigation for CVE-2016-10824 involves upgrading to cPanel versions 55.9999.141 or later.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2016-10824?
CVE-2016-10824 affects cPanel versions prior to 55.9999.141, including specific ranges from versions 11.50.x, 11.51.x, 11.52.x, and 11.54.x.
Is it safe to continue using cPanel versions affected by CVE-2016-10824?
Continuing to use affected versions of cPanel poses a security risk and should be avoided until patched.
What kind of attack does CVE-2016-10824 enable?
CVE-2016-10824 enables attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting DNS NS entry poisoning.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10824?
CVE-2016-10824 has a high severity rating due to the potential for unauthenticated arbitrary code execution.
How can I mitigate CVE-2016-10824?
Mitigation for CVE-2016-10824 involves upgrading to cPanel versions 55.9999.141 or later.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2016-10824?
CVE-2016-10824 affects cPanel versions prior to 55.9999.141, including specific ranges from versions 11.50.x, 11.51.x, 11.52.x, and 11.54.x.
Is it safe to continue using cPanel versions affected by CVE-2016-10824?
Continuing to use affected versions of cPanel poses a security risk and should be avoided until patched.
What kind of attack does CVE-2016-10824 enable?
CVE-2016-10824 enables attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting DNS NS entry poisoning.