VDB-95327 · CVE-2016-8207 · BID 95691

Brocade Network Advisor up to 14.0.2 CliMonitorReportServlet path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Brocade Network Advisor up to 14.0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CliMonitorReportServlet. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8207. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Brocade Network Advisor up to 14.0.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component CliMonitorReportServlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in CliMonitorReportServlet in the Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 could allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files including files with sensitive user information.

The bug was discovered 01/06/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2017 by rgod with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8207 since 09/13/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95691†). The entries VDB-95324, VDB-95325 and VDB-95326 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Brocade

Name

Network Advisor

Version

License

commercial

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 800326
OpenVAS Name: Brocade Network Advisor Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/13/2016 🔍
01/06/2017 +115 days 🔍
01/14/2017 +8 days 🔍
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01/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/20/2017 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95327
SecurityFocus: 95691 - Brocade Network Advisor CVE-2016-8207 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8207 - Brocade - Network Advisor - Directory Traversal Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2017 10:38
Updated: 05/13/2026 12:48
Changes: 01/15/2017 10:38 (62), 07/21/2020 17:03 (8), 05/13/2026 12:48 (16)
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