# CVE-2016-9164: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via a directory traversal vulnerability in the diag.jsp file of CA Unified Infrastructure Management.

- **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:** 7 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3mp6-r5gq-47xq

## What is CVE-2016-9164?

CVE-2016-9164 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) 8.4 SP1 and earlier and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9164?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ca Unified Infrastructure Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-13821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13821/): Missing authorization in Unified Infrastructure Management (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-13819](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13819/): Hardcoded credentials in Unified Infrastructure Management (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-13820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13820/): Hardcoded credentials in Unified Infrastructure Management (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-9165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9165/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9164 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9164 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 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-2016-9164 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-2016-9164/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9164/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9164
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9164
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9164

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