# CVE-2016-7087: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in VMware Horizon View Connection Server to obtain sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Dec 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ggqj-592h-fv2j

## What is CVE-2016-7087?

CVE-2016-7087 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Connection Server in VMware Horizon View 5.x before 5.3.7, 6.x before 6.2.3, and 7.x before 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Horizon View.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-7087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-7087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-4907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4907/): Memory corruption in Horizon View (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4918/): Command injection in Horizon View Client for Mac (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4935/): Memory corruption in Horizon View Client for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-4936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4936/): Memory corruption in Horizon View Client for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-4937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4937/): Memory corruption in Horizon View Client for Windows (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-7087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-7087 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2016. 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-2016-7087 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-2016-7087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7087

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