{"id":"CVE-2017-16603","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-16603","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:26:21.411Z","title":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute code by creating arbitrary files on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034.","description":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute code by creating arbitrary files on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the org.apache.jsp.u.jsp.settings.upload_005ffile_005fdo_jsp servlet, which listens on TCP port 8081 by default. When parsing the filename parameter, the process does not properly validate user-supplied data, which can allow for the upload of files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5194.","published":"2018-01-23T01:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:09:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22","CWE-668"],"affected":["netgain-systems/enterprise manager"],"epss":{"score":0.54025,"percentile":0.98998,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.39533,"percentile":0.98589},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.54025,"percentile":0.98955}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.54025,"from":0.39533,"percentile":0.98955},"summary":"EPSS moved from 39.5% to 54.0% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-968","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-968","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16603","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}