NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager CVE-2017-16591 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:102318

Info

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager CVE-2017-16591 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 102318
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-16591
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 13 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 13 2017 12:00AM
Credit: rgod
Vulnerable: NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 0
Not Vulnerable: NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.766

Discussion

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager CVE-2017-16591 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue using directory-traversal characters ('../') to access or read arbitrary files that contain sensitive information or to access files outside of the restricted directory to obtain sensitive information and perform other attacks.

Exploit / POC

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager CVE-2017-16591 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager CVE-2017-16591 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly the issue is fixed, however Symantec has not confirmed this. Please contact the vendor for more information.

References

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager CVE-2017-16591 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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