TI-2016-05155 Aliases CVE-2016-5970 GHSA-w4g8-c7r7-rx85

Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM)…

LOW 32CWE-200Published 2016-09-26 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01625 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager_virtual_appliance::::::::	up to 2.0.2	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5970
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4g8-c7r7-rx85

References

Patch 1

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989205

TI-2016-05150 IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2016-05146 IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2016-05156 IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
TI-2016-02544 IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty, as used in IBM Security Privileged… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2016-05157 IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2016-05158 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Security Privileged… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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