CVE-2016-5803: ca_technologies unified_infrastructure_management Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5803 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Path Traversal vulnerability in ca_technologies unified_infrastructure_management. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-02-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.