CVE-2016-5803 Path traversal in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier
Attackers can traverse directories to access or modify files outside the restricted directory in CA Unified Infrastructure Management.
- 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-2016-5803?
CVE-2016-5803 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier, published on 13 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in CA Unified Infrastructure Management Version 8.47 and earlier. The Unified Infrastructure Management software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5803?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ca Technologies Unified Infrastructure Management.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5803?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5803 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-2016-5803 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5803 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5768-2586-2x4j.