5.7med
CVE-2016-5941
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.7
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM Corporation Kenexa LMS on Cloud
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992072 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/95438 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-5941
- NVD: CVE-2016-5941
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