# CVE-2016-1594: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wxmr-mcvm-5j4v

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1594?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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:

- Novell ServiceDesk 6.5/7.0.3/7.1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-1593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1593/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2016-1595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1595/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-1596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1596/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1594 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. 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-2016-1594/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1594/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1594
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1594
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1594

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