CVE-2017-16606

HIGH

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager <7.2.730 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute code by creating arbitrary files 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._3d.add_005f3d_005fview_005fdo_jsp servlet, which listens on TCP port 8081 by default. When parsing the filename parameter, 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-5197.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-971

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0420
EPSS Percentile 89.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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