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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
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
- 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
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.