CVE-2016-6601

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6601
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-23 21:59:02 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in the file download functionality in ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter to servlets/FetchFile.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Zohocorp Webnms Framework 5.2 All All All
Application Zohocorp Webnms Framework 5.2 sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: [CVE-2016-6600/1/2/3]: Multiple vulnerabilities (RCE, file download, etc) in WebNMS Framework 5.2 / 5.2 SP1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List
Recent Vulnerabilities in WebNMS and how to protect the server against them - WebNMS Developer Forums af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 forums.webnms.com
CVE-2016-6601 WebNMS Framework Server Credential Disclosure | Rapid7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rapid7.com Third Party Advisory
PoC/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txt at master · pedrib/PoC · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit
WebNMS Framework Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
WebNMS Framework 5.2 SP1 Traversal / Weak Obfuscation / User Impersonation ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-6601 WebNMS Framework Server Arbitrary Text File Download | Rapid7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rapid7.com Third Party Advisory
SSD Advisory – Multiple Vulnerabilities in WebNMS Framework Server | SecuriTeam Blogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.securiteam.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
WebNMS Framework Server 5.2 / 5.2 SP1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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