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CVE-2016-10767

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-08-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 11.54.0.33 / 56.0.39 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
cPanel before 60.0.25 allows stored XSS in the WHM Repair Mailbox Permissions interface (SEC-159).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

cPanel before version 60.0.25 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WHM (Web Host Manager) Repair Mailbox Permissions interface (SEC-159). An attacker with access to this interface could inject malicious JavaScript that would be executed in the browsers of other users viewing the affected content.

MitigationUpdate cPanel to version 60.0.25 or later to patch the stored XSS vulnerability in the WHM Repair Mailbox Permissions interface.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
CpanelApplication
Affected:>= 11.54.0.0, < 11.54.0.33>= 55.9999.61, < 56.0.39>= 57.9999.48, < 58.0.37>= 59.9999.58, < 60.0.25

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed cPanel version
    Log into WHM and navigate to Server Status > cPanel Version, or run the command: /usr/local/cpanel/cpanel -V
    Affected if The version falls within any of these ranges: 11.54.0.0 to 11.54.0.32, 55.9999.61 to 56.0.38, 57.9999.48 to 58.0.36, or 59.9999.58 to 60.0.24
  2. Verify WHM access level
    Confirm you have access to Web Host Manager (WHM) with privileges to access the Repair Mailbox Permissions interface. Typically requires root or reseller-level access.
    Affected if You have low-privilege cPanel-only access (cannot reach the WHM Repair Mailbox Permissions interface)
  3. Locate Repair Mailbox Permissions interface
    In WHM, navigate to Email > Repair Mailbox Permissions, or use the search function to find this feature
    Affected if The Repair Mailbox Permissions interface is present and accessible in your WHM installation

You are affected if your cPanel version is within the vulnerable ranges AND you have access to the WHM Repair Mailbox Permissions interface.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 11.54.0.33 / 56.0.39 / 58.0.37 or later
Fixed in 11.54.0.3356.0.3958.0.37
Interim mitigation

Update cPanel to version 60.0.25 or later to patch the stored XSS vulnerability in the WHM Repair Mailbox Permissions interface.

Fix this in Cpanel Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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