CVE-2016-1594

MEDIUM

Micro Focus Novell Service Desk <7.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1594. PoCs published by Pedro Ribeiro.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Novell Service Desk, including arbitrary file upload (CVE-2016-1593), information disclosure (CVE-2016-1594), HQL injection (CVE-2016-1595), and stored XSS (CVE-2016-1596). It includes technical details, affected versions, and proof-of-concept examples for each vulnerability.

Description

Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary attachments via a request to a LiveTime.woa URL, as demonstrated by obtaining sensitive information via a (1) downloadLogFiles or (2) downloadFile action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP

by Pedro Ribeiro · textwebappsjsp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39687

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This is a detailed writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Novell Service Desk, including arbitrary file upload (CVE-2016-1593), information disclosure (CVE-2016-1594), HQL injection (CVE-2016-1595), and stored XSS (CVE-2016-1596). It includes technical details, affected versions, and proof-of-concept examples for each vulnerability.

Classification

Writeup 100%

Attack Type

Other

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Novell Service Desk 7.1.0, 7.0.3, 6.5

Auth required

Prerequisites: Authenticated access to the application · Administrator account for file upload vulnerability

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter T1059.007 - JavaScript

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017429

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded

Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39687/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0690

EPSS Percentile 93.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (1)

novell/service_desk < 7.1

Published Apr 22, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026