What is CVE-2017-16609?

CVE-2017-16609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under CWE-39. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-16609?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager

CVE-2017-16609

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Netgain Enterprise Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within download.jsp. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to download a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to expose sensitive information. Was ZDI-CAN-4750.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager — versions v7.2.586 build 877
Netgain-systems Enterprise_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16609?: CVE-2017-16609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager, classified under CWE-39. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-16609?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.