Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-1605

Title: Netiq Sentinel Path Traversal / LFI

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-1605.

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Aug 01, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.78%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-1605: Directory traversal vulnerability in the ReportViewServlet servlet in the server in NetIQ Sentinel 7.4.x before 7.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a PREVIEW value for the fileType field.

Impacted Vendors

M
mercator 1
M
microfocus 1
N
netiq 1

Reference Links

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-406 https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017803 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-406 https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017803
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-1605 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.