CVE-2016-8206 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2
Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Brocade Network Advisor to write and delete arbitrary files, potentially causing service disruption.
- 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-2016-8206?
CVE-2016-8206 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2, published on 14 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Directory Traversal vulnerability in servlet SoftwareImageUpload in the Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 could allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently delete the files.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8206?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Brocade Network Advisor.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8206?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8206 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-2016-8206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2
- CVE-2018-6444 A Vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor versions before 14.1.0 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitray code.
- CVE-2016-8205 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2
- CVE-2018-6443 Hardcoded credentials in Brocade Network Advisor
- CVE-2018-6445 Information disclosure in Brocade Network Advisor
- CVE-2016-8207 Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqjr-wh66-p233.