Path Traversal in IBM Kenexa Lms
CVE-2016-5941
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Kenexa Lms — versions 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.2
- IBM Corporation Kenexa Lms On Cloud — versions 14.0.0, 13.2.4, 13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95438 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5941?
- CVE-2016-5941 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Kenexa Lms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2017-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5941?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.