CVE-2016-1594 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary attachments and sensitive information via specific URL requests in Novell Service Desk.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-1594?

CVE-2016-1594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary attachments via a request to a LiveTime.woa URL, as demonstrated by obtaining sensitive information via a (1) downloadLogFiles or (2) downloadFile action.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1594?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Service Desk.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1594?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-1594 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1594 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxmr-mcvm-5j4v.

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