CVE-2016-10805
cPanel before 57.9999.54 allows demo accounts to execute arbitrary code via...
cPanel before 57.9999.54 allows demo accounts to execute arbitrary code via ajax_maketext_syntax_util.pl (SEC-109).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
cPanel before 57.9999.54 allows demo accounts to execute arbitrary code via ajax_maketext_syntax_util.pl (SEC-109).
- Record
CVE-2016-10805- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
cPanel before 57.9999.54 allows demo accounts to execute arbitrary code via ajax_maketext_syntax_util.pl (SEC-109).
- Record
CVE-2016-10805- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1799 No score
cPanel before 57.9999.54 allows demo accounts to execute arbitrary code via ajax_maketext_syntax_util.pl (SEC-109).
- Record
EUVD-2016-1799- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m957-f55w-9c44
cPanel before 57.9999.54 allows demo accounts to execute arbitrary code via...
cPanel before 57.9999.54 allows demo accounts to execute arbitrary code via ajax_maketext_syntax_util.pl (SEC-109).
- Record
GHSA-m957-f55w-9c44- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10805 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Cpanel, published August 7, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.