CVE-2017-16608

moderate-risk
Published 2018-01-23

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 exec.jsp. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-4749.

Do I need to act?

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13.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Netgain-Systems

References (4)

Third Party Advisory https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-02
Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-950
Third Party Advisory https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-02
Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-950
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal