Medium severity · published Feb 1, 2017
CVE-2016-8913
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1 and 13.2 - 13.2.4 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system
6.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1 and 13.2 - 13.2.4 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KL
Kenexa LMS on Cloud · IBM Corporation
13.0; 13.1; 13.2; 13.2.2; 13.2.3; 13.2.4; +3 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8913
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8913
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993982
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94304
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