Path Traversal in Microfocus Host Access Management And Security Server
CVE-2016-5765
Administrative Server in Micro Focus Host Access Management and Security Server (MSS) and Reflection for the Web (RWeb) and Reflection Security Gateway (RSG) and Reflection ZFE (ZFE) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via a specially crafted URL that allows limited directory traversal. Applies to MSS 12.3 before 12.3.326 and MSS 12.2 before 12.2.342 and RSG 12.1 before 12.1.362 and RWeb 12.3 before 12.3.312 and RWeb 12.2 before 12.2.342 and RWeb 12.1 before 12.1.362 and ZFE 2.0.1 before 2.0.1.18 and ZFE 2.0.0 before 2.0.0.52 and ZFE 1.4.0 before 1.4.0.14.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.022 (80.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microfocus Host_access_management_and_security_server — versions 12.2, 12.3
- Microfocus Reflection_for_the_web — versions 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
- Microfocus Reflection_security_gateway — versions 12.1
- Microfocus Reflection_zfe — versions 1.4.0.14, 2.0.0.52, 2.0.1.18
- N/a Micro Focus Mss, Rweb, Zfe, Rsg 1.x, 2.x, 12.x — versions Micro Focus MSS, RWeb, ZFE, RSG 1.x, 2.x, 12.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5765?
- CVE-2016-5765 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Host Access Management And Security Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5765?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.