CVE-2016-5941

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 v3 5.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992072	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95438	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:5.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-01 22:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2016-5941

Mitre link : CVE-2016-5941

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5941

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

kenexa_lms

CWE

CWE-22

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

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