CVE-2016-1610

Directory traversal vulnerability in the email-template feature in Novell Filr before 1.2...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

11.5%Up 10.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-1610
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-1610
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-2705 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-2705
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mvq-jmw7-2gv2 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in the email-template feature in Novell Filr before 1.2...

Record: GHSA-5mvq-jmw7-2gv2
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

novell filr

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Micro Focus Filr 2 2.0.0.421/1.2 1.2.0.846 - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2016-07-25

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1610 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Novell Filr, published August 1, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.