CVE-2016-6038 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Eclipse Help, specifically within IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (LWI) as used in AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by crafting a malicious URL. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), the vulnerability requires authentication but has low attack complexity and can lead to high confidentiality impact, though integrity and availability are not affected. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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