CVE-2017-16590

HIGH

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.699 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.699 build 1001. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the MainFilter servlet. The issue results from the lack of proper string matching inside the doFilter method. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5099.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-955

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0340
EPSS Percentile 87.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-287 CWE-289
Status published
Products (1)
netgain-systems/enterprise_manager 7.2.699
Published Jan 23, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026