#VU12008 Path traversal in MySQL Enterprise Monitor - CVE-2016-9878

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12008

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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

Vulnerable software:
MySQL Enterprise Monitor

Software vendor:
Oracle

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.

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html