CVE-2016-1605 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ReportViewServlet servlet in the server in NetIQ Sentinel 7.4.x before 7.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a PREVIEW value for the fileType field.

Published: 2016-08-01

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 3.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:sentinel:7.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:sentinel:7.4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2700	Directory traversal vulnerability in the ReportViewServlet servlet in the server in NetIQ Sentinel 7.4.x before 7.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a PREVIEW value for the fileType field.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03811.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-406
https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017803

History

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Subscriptions

Netiq Sentinel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2016-08-01T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:12.193Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1605

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-01T02:59:01.820

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:42:14.640

Link: CVE-2016-1605

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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