What is CVE-2017-16598?

CVE-2017-16598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-16598?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager

CVE-2017-16598

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute code by overwriting 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.tools.snmpwalk.snmpwalk_005fdo_jsp servlet, which listens on TCP port 8081 by default. When parsing the ip parameter, 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-5138.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.041 (90.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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-2017-16598?: CVE-2017-16598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-16598?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.