# CVE-2016-0476: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the DownloadServlet, compromising confidentiality in Oracle Application Testing Suite.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6wcf-5xfc-f4pv

## What is CVE-2016-0476?

CVE-2016-0476 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control, published on 21 Jan 2016. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Application Testing Suite component in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 12.4.0.2 and 12.5.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Load Testing for Web Apps, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0477 and CVE-2016-0478.  NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this is a directory traversal vulnerability in the DownloadServlet servlet, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the reportName parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0476?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0476?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0476 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0476 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control

- [CVE-2013-0359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0359/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-0415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0415/): Other in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-0845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0845/): Other in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-0442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0442/): Other in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2010-3594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3594/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0476 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0476 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control, published on 21 Jan 2016. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0476 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0476/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0476/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0476
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0476
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0476

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