CVE-2016-7843 Path traversal in AttacheCase Lite
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files by tricking users into opening specially crafted ATC files in AttacheCase applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-7843?
CVE-2016-7843 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in MaruUo Factory AttacheCase Lite, published on 28 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in AttacheCase for Java 0.60 and earlier, AttacheCase Lite 1.4.6 and earlier, and AttacheCase Pro 1.5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via specially crafted ATC file.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7843?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Hibara Software Attachecase for Java, Hibara Software Attachecase Lite, Hibara Software Attachecase Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7843 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-2016-7843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-457g-f88f-3329.