CVE-2011-5028
Directory traversal vulnerability in novelllogmanager/FileDownload in Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.1_938 and earlier, as used in Novell Sentinel before 7.0.1.0, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in novelllogmanager/FileDownload in Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.1_938 and earlier, as used in Novell Sentinel before 7.0.1.0, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.23% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 December 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- novell/sentinel log manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-12/0368.html
- http://osvdb.org/77948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47258Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48760
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5138757.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026437
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71861
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-12/0368.html
- http://osvdb.org/77948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47258Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48760
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5138757.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026437
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71861
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.