Path Traversal in Ca Technologies Unified Infrastructure Management
CVE-2016-5803
An issue was discovered in CA Unified Infrastructure Management Version 8.47 and earlier. The Unified Infrastructure Management software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Ca_technologies Unified_infrastructure_management
- N/a Ca Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 And Earlier — versions CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5803?
- CVE-2016-5803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ca Technologies Unified Infrastructure Management, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5803?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.