CVE-2016-6038

Directory traversal vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (aka LWI), as used in AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pconsole_mitigation.asc	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93180
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036887
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pconsole_mitigation.asc	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93180
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036887

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-09-26 17:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-6038

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6038

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6038

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

aix

CWE

CWE-22

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

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