What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-5847?

CVE-2016-5847 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2016-5847?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2016-5847. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

Sapcar Archive Tool CVE-2016-5847

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2016-08-13 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation SAP Sapcar Archive Tool

5.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.8 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 13, 2016 - 01:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.8

DescriptionCVE.org

SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384. Affected products include: Sap Sapcar Archive Tool.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.