CVE-2016-5765

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5765
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrofocus
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-29 11:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionAdministrative Server in Micro Focus Host Access Management and Security Server (MSS) and Reflection for the Web (RWeb) and Reflection Security Gateway (RSG) and Reflection ZFE (ZFE) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via a specially crafted URL that allows limited directory traversal. Applies to MSS 12.3 before 12.3.326 and MSS 12.2 before 12.2.342 and RSG 12.1 before 12.1.362 and RWeb 12.3 before 12.3.312 and RWeb 12.2 before 12.2.342 and RWeb 12.1 before 12.1.362 and ZFE 2.0.1 before 2.0.1.18 and ZFE 2.0.0 before 2.0.0.52 and ZFE 1.4.0 before 1.4.0.14.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.008510000 probability, percentile 0.750000000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-200 | Information disclosure

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microfocus Host Access Management And Security Server 12.2 All All All
Application Microfocus Host Access Management And Security Server 12.3 All All All
Application Microfocus Reflection For The Web 12.1 All All All
Application Microfocus Reflection For The Web 12.2 All All All
Application Microfocus Reflection For The Web 12.3 All All All
Application Microfocus Reflection Security Gateway 12.1 All All All
Application Microfocus Reflection Zfe 1.4.0.14 All All All
Application Microfocus Reflection Zfe 2.0.0.52 All All All
Application Microfocus Reflection Zfe 2.0.1.18 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Micro Focus MSS RWeb ZFE RSG 1.x 2.x 12.x affected Micro Focus MSS, RWeb, ZFE, RSG 1.x, 2.x, 12.x Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Micro Focus Products CVE-2016-5765 Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Alerts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.attachmate.com
ZDI-16-618 | Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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