CVE-2016-5765 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Administrative Server of several Micro Focus products, including Host Access Management and Security Server, Reflection for the Web, Reflection Security Gateway, and Reflection ZFE. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by crafting a malicious URL. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high confidentiality impact, as it enables unauthorized information disclosure without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:host_access_management_and_security_server:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:host_access_management_and_security_server:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:reflection_for_the_web:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:reflection_for_the_web:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:reflection_for_the_web:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.