CVE-2016-5803

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

An issue was discovered in CA Unified Infrastructure Management Version 8.47 and earlier. The Unified Infrastructure Management software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

Affected products

CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier: through 8.47

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94243
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-315-01
https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94243
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-315-01
https://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.html

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