CVE-2016-0489

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 authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Test Manager for Web Apps. 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 ActionServlet servlet, which allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the tempfilename parameter in a ReportImage action.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.70% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81184	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-038	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-2016-0489?: CVE-2016-0489 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0489?: To fix CVE-2016-0489, 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-2016-0489 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-0489 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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