VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-6038
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108