# CVE-2016-0488: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrator access via directory traversal in the Load Testing for Web Apps component.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x37-w983-2c56

## What is CVE-2016-0488?

CVE-2016-0488 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Application Testing Suite, published on 21 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 and integrity via unknown vectors related to Load Testing for Web Apps, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0492.  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 isAllowedUrl function in the admin pages, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator access via directory traversal sequences following a URI entry that does not require authentication.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0488?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Application Testing Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2018-1275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1275/): Spring Framework has Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0488 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Application Testing Suite, published on 21 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Application Testing Suite. 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-2016-0488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0488/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0488

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