RCE in Akips Network Monitor
CVE-2016-11017
The application login page in AKIPS Network Monitor 15.37 through 16.5 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the username parameter (a failed login attempt returns the command-injection output to a limited login failure field). This is fixed in 16.6.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ctrlu.net/vuln/0002.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39564 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-11017?
- CVE-2016-11017 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Akips Network Monitor, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-11017?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.