Path Traversal in EMC Avamar Server

CVE-2017-15550

An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote authenticated malicious user with low privileges could access arbitrary files on the server file system in the context of the running vulnerable application via Path traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.082 (94.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-15550: held from 0.082 to 0.082.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.082 · newest: 0.082 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • EMC Avamar Server — versions 7.1-21, 7.1-145, 7.1-302
  • EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance — versions 2.0
  • EMC Networker — versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.2
  • EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, Networker Virtual Edition (Nve) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x, Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0 — versions EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x, EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15550?
CVE-2017-15550 is a high-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-15550?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.