THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-5182
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-5182

Open Enterprise Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Remote Manager in Open Enterprise Server (OES) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read any arbitrary file, via a specially crafted URL, that allows complete directory traversal and total information disclosure. This vulnerability is present on all versions of OES for linux, it applies to OES2015 SP1 before Maintenance Update 11080, OES2015 before Maintenance Update 11079, OES11 SP3 before Maintenance Update 11078, OES11 SP2 before Maintenance Update 11077).
Affected vendor
Novell
Affected product
Open Enterprise Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-22 — Path Traversal
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2017-01-23

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-5182

  • Confirm whether Novell Open Enterprise Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-5182.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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