private SSL key embedded in JAR file in iManager

Published 8 y ago 2018-03-02 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

4.3

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.2%

percentile 68%

Public exploits

none known

NetIQ iManager before 3.0.3 delivered a SSL private key in a Java application (JAR file) for authentication to Sentinel, allowing attackers to extract and establish their own connections to the Sentinel appliance.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	4.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
CNA	3.0	4.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
NVD	3.0	7.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	5.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

NetIQ iManager

Classification

Weakness

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1021637 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
netiq.com /support/kb/doc.php?id=7016795 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-5189
NVD: CVE-2017-5189

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