MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (aka LWI), as used in AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL
Published Sep 26, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.67%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Eclipse Help in IBM Tivoli Lightweight Infrastructure (aka LWI), as used in AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.67% 0.01671
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01671
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01671) | 75.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01671) | 73.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 43.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 52.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 51.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 49.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pconsole_mitigation.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93180 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036887 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/pconsole_mitigation.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93180 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036887 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Sep 26, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 29, 2016
Link CVE-2016-6038
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a