CVE-2016-5664 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability on Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00 allows remote attackers to read files via a crafted URI.

Published: 2016-08-26

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.4% 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-6608	Directory traversal vulnerability on Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00 allows remote attackers to read files via a crafted URI.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02389.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92662

History

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Subscriptions

Accellion Kiteworks Appliance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2016-08-26T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:07:59.987Z

Reserved: 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5664

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-26T19:59:14.257

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:49:50.223

Link: CVE-2016-5664

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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