Path Traversal in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager

CVE-2017-16597

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of WRQ requests. When parsing the Filename field, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5137.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.573 (99.1th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% 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-2017-16597: held from 0.573 to 0.573.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.573 · newest: 0.573 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16597?
CVE-2017-16597 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-16597?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.