What is CVE-2017-7429?

CVE-2017-7429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Edirectory, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-7429?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Microfocus Edirectory

CVE-2017-7429

The certificate upload in NetIQ eDirectory PKI plugin before 8.8.8 Patch 10 Hotfix 1 could be abused to upload JSP code which could be used by authenticated attackers to execute JSP applets on the iManager server.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microfocus Edirectory
Netiq Edirectory — versions unspecified, 8.8.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7429?: CVE-2017-7429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Edirectory, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-7429?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.