What is CVE-2017-16594?

CVE-2017-16594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-16594?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager

CVE-2017-16594

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the org.apache.jsp.u.jsp.db.save_005fimage_jsp servlet, which listens on TCP port 8081 by default. When parsing the id parameter, the process does not properly validate user-supplied data, which can allow for the upload of files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5117.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager — versions 7.2.730 build 1034
Netgain-systems Enterprise_manager — versions 7.2.730

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16594?: CVE-2017-16594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-16594?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.