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CVE-2016-5765

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-11-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Administrative Server in Micro Focus Host Access Management and Security Server (MSS) and Reflection for the Web (RWeb) and Reflection Security Gateway (RSG) and Reflection ZFE (ZFE) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files via a specially crafted URL that allows limited directory traversal. Applies to MSS 12.3 before 12.3.326 and MSS 12.2 before 12.2.342 and RSG 12.1 before 12.1.362 and RWeb 12.3 before 12.3.312 and RWeb 12.2 before 12.2.342 and RWeb 12.1 before 12.1.362 and ZFE 2.0.1 before 2.0.1.18 and ZFE 2.0.0 before 2.0.0.52 and ZFE 1.4.0 before 1.4.0.14.

Affected products

• Microfocus Host Access Management And Security Server: 12.2, 12.3
• Microfocus Reflection For The Web: 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
• Microfocus Reflection Security Gateway: 12.1
• Microfocus Reflection Zfe: 1.4.0.14, 2.0.0.52, 2.0.1.18

References

• http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/1704.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94579
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-618
• http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/1704.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94579
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-618

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