Auth bypass in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager

CVE-2017-16590

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.699 build 1001. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the MainFilter servlet. The issue results from the lack of proper string matching inside the doFilter method. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5099.

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CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.5% 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-2017-16590: held from 0.030 to 0.033.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.033 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16590?
CVE-2017-16590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under CWE-289. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-16590?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.