CVE-2016-5334

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-668

Description

VMware Identity Manager 2.x before 2.7.1 and vRealize Automation 7.x before 7.2.0 allow remote attackers to read /SAAS/WEB-INF and /SAAS/META-INF files via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

VMware Identity Manager: from 2.0 before 2.7.1 — fixed in 2.7.1
VMware vRealize Automation: from 7.0 before 7.2.0 — fixed in 7.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Identity Manager 2.7.1; VMware vRealize Automation 7.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94482
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037326
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0021.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94482
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037326
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0021.html

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