6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-6038
IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (LWI) Directory Traversal File Disclosure
Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (aka LWI), as used in AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 30, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6038 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6038 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm aix
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6038.

URL Resource
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pconsole_mitigation.asc Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93180
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036887

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

This project contains pocs and exploits for vulneribilities I found (mostly)

Makefile C Assembly Python Shell HTML CMake Batchfile Meson Roff

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
725 stars 201 fork 201 watcher
Born at : Sept. 7, 2016, 12:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 142 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6038 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036887 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93180 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pconsole_mitigation.asc No Types Assigned http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pconsole_mitigation.asc Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.00%

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0.49000

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