# CVE-2016-6598: File upload in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload files to arbitrary paths via a remoting service, achieving code execution as SYSTEM.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58cq-gm2c-925j

## What is CVE-2016-6598?

CVE-2016-6598 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BMC Track-It! 11.4 before Hotfix 3 exposes an unauthenticated .NET remoting file storage service (FileStorageService) on port 9010. This service contains a method that allows uploading a file to an arbitrary path on the machine that is running Track-It!. This can be used to upload a file to the web root and achieve code execution as NETWORK SERVICE or SYSTEM.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6598?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bmc Track-It\!.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-6598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-6598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- BMC Track-It! 11.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-6599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6599/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-35002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35002/): BMC Track-It! Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-4872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4872/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-35865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35865/): Missing authorization in Track-It! (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2014-4873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4873/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-6598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-6598 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6598 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-2016-6598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6598/
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