CVE-2016-9164
Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management ...
CVE-2016-9164 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ca Unified Infrastructure Management, published March 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.39%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) 8.4 SP1 and earlier and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) 8.4 SP1 and earlier and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-9164- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) 8.4 SP1 and earlier and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-9164- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9981 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) 8.4 SP1 and earlier and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9981- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3mp6-r5gq-47xq
7.5
Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management ...
Directory traversal vulnerability in diag.jsp file in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) 8.4 SP1 and earlier and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-3mp6-r5gq-47xq- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/94257
packetstormsecurity.com/files/139661/CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management-Bypass-Traversal-Disclosure.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/55
ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.html
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-607
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9164
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3mp6-r5gq-47xq