What is the severity of CVE-2016-10836?

CVE-2016-10836 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary file-read operations.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10836?

To remediate CVE-2016-10836, upgrade cPanel to version 56.0 or later.

What versions of cPanel are affected by CVE-2016-10836?

CVE-2016-10836 affects cPanel versions prior to 55.9999.141, including 11.50.5.2 and certain ranges of 11.51.x, 11.52.x, and 11.54.x.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-10836?

CVE-2016-10836 is classified as an authentication vulnerability that allows arbitrary file reads.

Is CVE-2016-10836 exploited in the wild?

There have been indications that CVE-2016-10836 could be exploited in the wild due to its nature of allowing unauthorized file access.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-10836

medium

6.5

CWE

287

1/8/2019

13/8/2019

CVE-2016-10836

First published: Thu Aug 01 2019(Updated: )

cPanel before 55.9999.141 allows arbitrary file-read operations during authentication with caldav (SEC-108).

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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Reference Links

https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/56+Change+Log

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10836?
CVE-2016-10836 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary file-read operations.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10836?
To remediate CVE-2016-10836, upgrade cPanel to version 56.0 or later.
What versions of cPanel are affected by CVE-2016-10836?
CVE-2016-10836 affects cPanel versions prior to 55.9999.141, including 11.50.5.2 and certain ranges of 11.51.x, 11.52.x, and 11.54.x.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-10836?
CVE-2016-10836 is classified as an authentication vulnerability that allows arbitrary file reads.
Is CVE-2016-10836 exploited in the wild?
There have been indications that CVE-2016-10836 could be exploited in the wild due to its nature of allowing unauthorized file access.

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version/cpanel cpanel/11.50.0.4
version/cpanel cpanel/11.51.9999.98
version/cpanel cpanel/11.54.0.0
version/cpanel cpanel/55.9999.61

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10836?
CVE-2016-10836 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for arbitrary file-read operations.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10836?
To remediate CVE-2016-10836, upgrade cPanel to version 56.0 or later.
What versions of cPanel are affected by CVE-2016-10836?
CVE-2016-10836 affects cPanel versions prior to 55.9999.141, including 11.50.5.2 and certain ranges of 11.51.x, 11.52.x, and 11.54.x.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-10836?
CVE-2016-10836 is classified as an authentication vulnerability that allows arbitrary file reads.
Is CVE-2016-10836 exploited in the wild?
There have been indications that CVE-2016-10836 could be exploited in the wild due to its nature of allowing unauthorized file access.