CVE-2016-0949 Other in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0949 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-0949 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 10 Feb 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-2016-0949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Adobe Connect. 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-2016-0949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0949/index.md)
Remote attackers can exploit a crafted URL parameter in Adobe Connect, though the specific impact is unspecified.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0949?
CVE-2016-0949 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 10 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe Connect before 9.5.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted parameter in a URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-0949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qq5-6wqq-cgr8.