Path Traversal in Micro Focus Vibe

CVE-2017-7433

An absolute path traversal vulnerability (CWE-36) in Micro Focus Vibe 4.0.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files from the server by submitting a specially crafted request to the viewFile endpoint. Note that the attack can be performed without authentication if Guest access is enabled (Guest access is disabled by default).

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-7433: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7433?
CVE-2017-7433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Vibe, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-7433?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.