# CVE-2016-8207: Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files, including sensitive user information, via a directory traversal vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 14 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qw92-p466-v2x9

## What is CVE-2016-8207?

CVE-2016-8207 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 CliMonitorReportServlet in the Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 could allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files including files with sensitive user information.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8207?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Brocade Network Advisor.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-8207?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-8207 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8207 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6444/): A Vulnerability in Brocade Network Advisor versions before 14.1.0 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitray code. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-8205](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8205/): Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-6443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6443/): Hardcoded credentials in Brocade Network Advisor (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-6445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6445/): Information disclosure in Brocade Network Advisor (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-8206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8206/): Path traversal in Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8207 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-8207 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8207 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2. 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-2016-8207/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8207/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8207
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8207
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8207

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8207/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.