Directory traversal in VMware Horizon View

1) Directory traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU801

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7087

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to view potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to directory traversal flaw and lets attackers to obtain certain information from the Horizon View Connection Server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of important data.

Mitigation

Update 5.x to version to 5.3.7.
Update 6.x to version to 6.2.3.
Update 7.x to version to 7.0.1.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Horizon: 5.0 - 7.0

External links

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0015.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.