CVE-2016-6517

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Published Jan 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Liferay 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a %2E%2E (encoded dot dot) in the minifierBundleDir parameter to barebone.jsp.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:liferay:liferay:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7439	Directory traversal vulnerability in Liferay 5.1.0 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a %2E%2E (encoded dot dot) in the minifierBundleDir parameter to barebone.jsp.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.400% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/01/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92215

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Liferay Liferay

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 23, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:29 AM
Reserved: Aug 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 23, 2017, 9:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:51 AM

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