Medium severity · published Feb 1, 2017
CVE-2016-5941
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system
5.7
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KL
Kenexa Lms · Ibm
4.1; 4.2; 4.2.2; 4.2.3; 4.2.4; 5.0; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5941
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5941
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992072
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95438
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