CVE-2016-5049 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in chat/openattach.aspx in ReadyDesk 9.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the SESID parameter in conjunction with a filename in the FNAME parameter.

Published: 2016-08-26

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:readydesk:readydesk:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6002	Directory traversal vulnerability in chat/openattach.aspx in ReadyDesk 9.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the SESID parameter in conjunction with a filename in the FNAME parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00794.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/294272
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92487

History

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Subscriptions

Readydesk Readydesk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2016-08-26T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.286Z

Reserved: 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5049

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-26T19:59:10.147

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5049

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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