CVE-2016-5049

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-08-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in chat/openattach.aspx in ReadyDesk 9.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the SESID parameter in conjunction with a filename in the FNAME parameter.

Affected products

Readydesk: 9.1

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/294272
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92487
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/294272
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92487

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