CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-16608

9.8 CRITICAL Published 2018-01-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-01-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-134, CWE-78

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• netgain-systems enterprise manager (< 7.2.766)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness

References