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CVE-2016-6601

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file download functionality in ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter to servlets/FetchFile.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Zohocorp — Webnms Framework

CWEs

References

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