CVE-2016-5803

An issue was discovered in CA Unified Infrastructure Management Version 8.47 and earlier. The Unified Infrastructure Management software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

CVSS v3 8.6 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

8.6^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94243	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-315-01	Mitigation Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ca_technologies:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-13 21:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2016-5803

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5803

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5803

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Products Affected

ca_technologies

unified_infrastructure_management

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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