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CVE-2016-10831

cPanel before 55.9999.141 does not perform as two-factor authentication check when possessing...

7.2 High

cPanel before 55.9999.141 does not perform as two-factor authentication check when possessing another account (SEC-101).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.39%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

cPanel before 55.9999.141 does not perform as two-factor authentication check when possessing another account (SEC-101).

Record
CVE-2016-10831
CVSS 3.0
7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

cPanel before 55.9999.141 does not perform as two-factor authentication check when possessing another account (SEC-101).

Record
CVE-2016-10831
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1825 No score

cPanel before 55.9999.141 does not perform as two-factor authentication check when possessing another account (SEC-101).

Record
EUVD-2016-1825
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w73-3p3c-pmvc 7.2

cPanel before 55.9999.141 does not perform as two-factor authentication check when possessing...

cPanel before 55.9999.141 does not perform as two-factor authentication check when possessing another account (SEC-101).

Record
GHSA-2w73-3p3c-pmvc
CVSS 3.0
7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2016-10831 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Cpanel, published August 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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