High severity · published Jan 18, 2017
CVE-2016-2087
Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a
7.4
CVSS
9.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the server name.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.5% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HE
Hexchat · Hexchat Project
2.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2087
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2087
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/
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