PT-2016-4888 · Novell · Novell Filr

W. Ettlinger · Published 2016-08-01 · Updated 2017-09-03 · CVE-2016-1610

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell Filr versions prior to 1.2 Security Update 3 Novell Filr versions 2.0 prior to Security Update 2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a blob name. This is due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the email-template feature.

Recommendations For Novell Filr versions prior to 1.2 Security Update 3, apply Security Update 3 to resolve the issue. For Novell Filr versions 2.0 prior to Security Update 2, apply Security Update 2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the email-template feature until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-1610

Affected Products

Novell Filr

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40161 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1610 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1610 · Security Note
• http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119 · Note
• https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~ · Note
• https://novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017788 · Note
• https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~ · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92113 · Note