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CVE-2016-0484 Oracle Application Testing Suite

Affected softwareOracle Application Testing Suite
Affected versions12.4.0.2 , 12.5.0.2
Severity5.0 Medium CVSS 2.0
Fixed inOracle Critical Patch Update January 2016
Published21 Jan 2016
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Application Testing Suite component in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 12.4.0.2 and 12.5.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Test Manager for Web Apps. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this is a directory traversal vulnerability in the DownloadServlet servlet, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the scriptPath parameter.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 10 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 22% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's description identifies a directory traversal vulnerability. Matched by description (no CWE was assigned).

How to mitigate CVE-2016-0484

Apply the fix in Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2016. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2016 ↗ CPU 2016-Q1 Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control / Test Manager for Web Apps (12.4.0.2 , 12.5.0.2)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Test Manager for Web Apps 12.4.0.2 , 12.5.0.2 12.4.0.2 · 12.5.0.2

Products and versions

1 product, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd oracle application testing suite generic 12.4.0.2 · 12.5.0.2

References

URLTags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81102
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034734
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-034

Timeline

Published2016-01-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.