What is CVE-2016-5049?

CVE-2016-5049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Readydesk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-5049?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Readydesk

CVE-2016-5049

Directory traversal vulnerability in chat/openattach.aspx in ReadyDesk 9.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the SESID parameter in conjunction with a filename in the FNAME parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Readydesk — versions 9.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5049?: CVE-2016-5049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Readydesk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-5049?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.