VDB-96408 · CVE-2016-5941 · BID 95438

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5941. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (Cloud Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2017. The weakness was presented 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5941 since 06/29/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 95438†). See VDB-96405, VDB-96407, VDB-96409 and VDB-96466 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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06/29/2016 🔍
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08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-5941 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96408
SecurityFocus: 95438 - IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud CVE-2016-5941 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5941 - IBM - Kenexa LMS on Cloud - Directory Traversal Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:52
Updated: 08/09/2020 09:41
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:52 (59), 08/09/2020 09:41 (6)
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