PT-2016-5803 · Dell · Dell Openmanage Server Administrator

Hantwister · Published 2016-04-12 · Updated 2016-12-03 · CVE-2016-4004

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) version 8.2

Description A directory traversal issue allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files by using a .. (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to the ViewFile endpoint.

Recommendations For version 8.2, consider restricting access to the ViewFile endpoint until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the file parameter with .. (dot dot backslash) sequences to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4004

Affected Products

Dell Openmanage Server Administrator

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39486 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4004 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4004 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035564 · Note