9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-8205
Brocade Network Advisor Directory Traversal Remote File Upload
Description

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in DashboardFileReceiveServlet in the Brocade Network Advisor versions released prior to and including 14.0.2 could allow remote attackers to upload a malicious file in a section of the file system where it can be executed.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 14, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 10, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8205 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 Brocade network_advisor
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8205 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]

    May. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03785en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2016-178.htm [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-178 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-050 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95694 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95694 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95694 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2016-178.htm No Types Assigned https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2016-178.htm Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:brocade:network_advisor:14.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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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.

15.88 }} 4.01%

score

0.96015

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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