CVE-2016-1610 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the email-template feature in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a blob name.

Published: 2016-08-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 11.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:filr::security_update_2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:filr::security_update_1::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11501.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017788

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Filr

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2016-08-01T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.359Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1610

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-01T02:59:08.493

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:42:15.160

Link: CVE-2016-1610

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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