CVE-2016-6517 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Liferay Portal to access unauthorized files or cause unspecified impacts.
- 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-2016-6517?
CVE-2016-6517 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Liferay 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a %2E%2E (encoded dot dot) in the minifierBundleDir parameter to barebone.jsp.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Liferay Liferay.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6517 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-2016-6517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jfc-fh8w-4r9g.