This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Netgain Enterprise Manager.

Published 8 y ago 2018-01-23 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

9.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

4.8%

percentile 92%

Public exploits

none known

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Netgain Enterprise Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within upload_save_do.jsp. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-4751.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	7.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Affected products

NetGain Systems NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-17-952 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
tenable.com /security/research/tra-2018-02 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-16610
NVD: CVE-2017-16610

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