Path Traversal in Liferay
CVE-2016-6517
Directory traversal vulnerability in Liferay 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a %2E%2E (encoded dot dot) in the minifierBundleDir parameter to barebone.jsp.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Liferay — versions 5.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92215 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/01/5 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6517?
- CVE-2016-6517 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liferay, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6517?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.