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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.