MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-0783

Zenworks Configuration Management vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
5.0%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
The FileViewer class in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the filename variable.
Affected vendor
Novell
Affected product
Zenworks Configuration Management
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2017-08-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 5.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-0783

  • Confirm whether Novell Zenworks Configuration Management is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-0783.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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