IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure Eclipse Help path traversal

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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (Directory Service Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Eclipse Help. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (aka LWI), as used in AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
The weakness was shared 09/26/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at aix.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-6038. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/21/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93822 (AIX 6.1 TL 9 : pconsole (IV89418)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 330008 (IBM AIX pconsole Directory Traversal Vulnerability (pconsole_advisory.asc)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93822), SecurityFocus (BID 93180†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036887†).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 93822
Nessus Name: AIX 6.1 TL 9 : pconsole (IV89418)
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: aix.software.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-6038 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 93180
SecurityTracker: 1036887 - IBM AIX Directory Traversal Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users View Files on the Target System
Entry
Created: 09/27/2016 10:48 AMUpdated: 09/21/2022 12:54 PM
Changes: 09/27/2016 10:48 AM (40), 05/17/2018 11:27 PM (20), 09/21/2022 12:39 PM (2), 09/21/2022 12:46 PM (11), 09/21/2022 12:54 PM (1)
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