CVE-2016-9164: ca unified_infrastructure_management Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9164 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in ca unified_infrastructure_management. EPSS estimates a 5.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-03-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) 8.4 SP1 and earlier and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

• 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.