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CVE-2016-10799

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-08-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

cPanel before 58.0.4 does not set the Pear tmp directory during a PHP installation (SEC-137).

Affected products

WebPros cPanel: from 11.51.9999.98 before 11.52.6.2; from 11.54.0.0 before 11.54.0.26; from 55.9999.61 before 56.0.27; from 57.9999.48 before 58.0.4 — fixed in 11.52.6.2, 11.54.0.26, 56.0.27, 58.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WebPros cPanel 11.52.6.2, 11.54.0.26, 56.0.27, 58.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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