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CVE-2016-10851 (GCVE-0-2016-10851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-01 14:48 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:38
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Summary
cPanel before 11.54.0.4 allows self XSS in the WHM PHP Configuration editor interface (SEC-84).
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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