Path traversal in MySQL Enterprise Monitor - CVE-2016-9878
Published: April 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12008
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9878
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
MySQL Enterprise Monitor
MySQL Enterprise Monitor
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a physical authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper sanitization of paths provided to the ResourceServlet. A physical attacker can trigger path traversal and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to improper sanitization of paths provided to the ResourceServlet. A physical attacker can trigger path traversal and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9878
Install update from vendor's website.