PT-2017-14492 · Netgain · Netgain Enterprise Manager

Jacob Baines · Published 2017-12-13 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-16608

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netgain Enterprise Manager (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations. Authentication is not required to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the exec.jsp endpoint. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string, specifically the user-supplied string, before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this issue to execute code under the context of the current user.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

CWE-134

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16608

ZDI-17-950

Affected Products

Netgain Enterprise Manager

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16608 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16608 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-950 · Security Note
• https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-02 · Note