Advisory Details

December 13th, 2017

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager misc.sample_jsp type Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2017-16599
CVSS SCORE	9.4, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	NetGain Systems
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Enterprise Manager
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['29822']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager. 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.reports.templates.misc.sample_jsp servlet, which listens on TCP port 8081 by default. When parsing the type parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of Administrator.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Fixed for NetGain Enterprise Manager - fixed version: v7.2.766 and above
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2017-09-06 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-12-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	rgod

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