VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8933
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.81%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.81% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- ibm/kenexa lms
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992072Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95435Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992072Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95435Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.