CVE-2016-1595 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can exploit HQL injection in Novell Service Desk to access sensitive information via the entityName parameter.

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-2016-1595?

CVE-2016-1595 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

LiveTime/WebObjects/LiveTime.woa/wa/DownloadAction/downloadFile in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct Hibernate Query Language (HQL) injection attacks and obtain sensitive information via the entityName parameter.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1595?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Service Desk.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-1595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gqjp-rg2w-6r7j.

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