What is CVE-2016-0906?

CVE-2016-0906 is a high-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-0906?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in EMC Avamar

CVE-2016-0906

The web-restore interface in Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar through 7.1.2 and 7.2.x through 7.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete directories via a Linux backup-restore operation.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emc Avamar
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

security_alert@emc.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security_alert@emc.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0906?: CVE-2016-0906 is a high-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-0906?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.