What is CVE-2017-9279?

CVE-2017-9279 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netiq Identity Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2018-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-9279?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Netiq Identity Manager

CVE-2017-9279

NetIQ Identity Manager before 4.5.6.1 allowed uploading files with double extensions or non-image content in the Themes handling of the User Application Administration, allowing malicious user administrators to potentially execute code or mislead users.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.009 (55.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.0 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Netiq Identity Manager — versions unspecified
Netiq Identity_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9279?: CVE-2017-9279 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netiq Identity Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 2.0/10. Published 2018-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-9279?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.0 out of 10.