THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-16596
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2017-16596

Enterprise Manager vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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.designer.script_005fsamples_jsp servlet, which listens on TCP port 8081 by default. When parsing the type parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5119.
Affected vendor
Netgain Systems
Affected product
Enterprise Manager
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-22 — Path Traversal
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2018-01-23

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 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-16596

  • Confirm whether Netgain Systems Enterprise Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-16596.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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