CVE-2016-4560 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory of the setup launcher.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-4560?

CVE-2016-4560 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Flexera InstallAnywhere allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of a setup-launcher executable file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4560?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flexerasoftware Installanywhere.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4560?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2016-4560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4fcq-c3hp-hc58.

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