CVE-2017-7433

Published: May 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

An absolute path traversal vulnerability (CWE-36) in Micro Focus Vibe 4.0.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files from the server by submitting a specially crafted request to the viewFile endpoint. Note that the attack can be performed without authentication if Guest access is enabled (Guest access is disabled by default).

Affected (1)

Products: Micro Focus: Vibe

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Micro Focus Vibe	Up to 4.0.2

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7019005

Source: security@opentext.com

https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7019005

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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