CVE-2016-1593
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microfocus
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.
Public exploit
2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 39708 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 39687 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By microfocus
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 64.1% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160410 [Multiple CVE]: RCE, info disclosure, HQL injection and stored XSS in Novell Service Desk 7.1.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017428 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39708 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/novell_servicedesk_rce (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 39687 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136717/Novell-ServiceDesk-Authenticated-File-Upload.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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