What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-5725?

CVE-2016-5725 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 29.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2016-5725?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2016-5725. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 29.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-5725?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2016-5725. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Jsch CVE-2016-5725

MEDIUM

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2017-01-19 cve@mitre.org

Path Traversal Microsoft Jsch

5.9

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 19, 2017 - 22:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.9

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

5,341 maven packages depend on com.jcraft:jsch (291 direct, 5,072 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.1.54.

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

Directory traversal vulnerability in JCraft JSch before 0.1.54 on Windows, when the mode is ChannelSftp.OVERWRITE, allows remote SFTP servers to write to arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 29.9%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Directory traversal vulnerability in JCraft JSch before 0.1.54 on Windows, when the mode is ChannelSftp.OVERWRITE, allows remote SFTP servers to write to arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a recursive GET command. Affected products include: Jcraft Jsch. Version information: before 0.1.54.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.