CVE-2016-7041 Path traversal in Drools Workbench
Remote authenticated attackers can bypass directory restrictions to retrieve arbitrary files from the host running Drools Workbench.
- 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-2016-7041?
CVE-2016-7041 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Red Hat Drools Workbench, published on 10 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Drools Workbench contains a path traversal vulnerability. The vulnerability allows a remote, authenticated attacker to bypass the directory restrictions and retrieve arbitrary files from the affected host.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7041?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Jboss Brms, Redhat Jboss Drools.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7041?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7041 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-2016-7041 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7041 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Drools Workbench
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h463-ph72-3qqf.