CVE-2017-16597

CRITICAL

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of WRQ requests. When parsing the Filename field, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5137.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-962

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.5792
EPSS Percentile 99.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-22 CWE-668
Status published
Products (1)
netgain-systems/enterprise_manager 7.2.730
Published Jan 23, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026