CVE-2016-0487

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Application Testing Suite component in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 12.4.0.2 and 12.5.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Test Manager for Web Apps, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0490. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this is a directory traversal vulnerability in the process method in the ActionServlet servlet, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via directory traversal sequences following an unspecified URI string.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.11% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-033	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81124	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034734	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0487?: CVE-2016-0487 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0487?: To fix CVE-2016-0487, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0487 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-0487 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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