HIGH
Directory traversal vulnerability in the email-template feature in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via a .
Published Aug 1, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 11.50%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the email-template feature in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a blob name.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.50% 0.11501
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11501
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.50% (0.11501) | 95.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 11.50% (0.11501) | 95.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 94.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 11.50% (0.11501) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 94.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 11.50% (0.11501) | 95.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 94.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 11.50% (0.11501) | 95.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 94.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.50% (0.11501) | 95.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 20.78% (0.20779) | 95.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 23.33% (0.23328) | 95.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.51% (0.21506) | 93.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 23.33% (0.23328) | 95.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.23% (0.01226) | 86.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01226) | 83.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.44% (0.01437) | 84.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017788 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017788 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microfocus
Published Aug 1, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1610
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a