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CVE-2016-10847

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows arbitrary file-read and file-write operations via scripts/fixmailboxpath (SEC-80).

Affected products

• WebPros cPanel: from 11.48.0.5 before 11.48.5.2; from 11.50.0.4 before 11.50.4.3; from 11.51.9999.98 before 11.52.2.4; from 11.54.0.0 before 11.54.0.4 — fixed in 11.48.5.2, 11.50.4.3, 11.52.2.4, 11.54.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WebPros cPanel 11.48.5.2, 11.50.4.3, 11.52.2.4, 11.54.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/54+Change+Log
• https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2016-0001-full-disclosure/
• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/54+Change+Log

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