SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-1593

Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a ..

HIGH 7.2EPSS 64.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 64.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a multipart/form-data POST request to a LiveTime.woa URL.

CVSS 3.0
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
64.14% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
novell/service desk
Source
security@opentext.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.