CVE-2016-8925 Path traversal in Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Remote attackers can exploit arbitrary file inclusion to read sensitive files on the system, requiring immediate patching of IBM Tivoli ADMM.
- 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-2016-8925?
CVE-2016-8925 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager, published on 14 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager 7.2.2 and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files which could allow the attacker to read any file on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 118538.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8925?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8925?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8925 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-2016-8925 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8925 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7533-7hr2-348p.