Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated adm…

published 2016-04-22 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2688

cvss: 7.2; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 64.1%; EPSS 64.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

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.

Timeline

2016-03-30 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/novell_servicedesk_rce)
2016-04-22 Published

Exploit prediction

64.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/multi/http/novell_servicedesk_rce Novell ServiceDesk Authenticated File Upload metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2016-03-30
EDB-39708 Novell ServiceDesk - (Authenticated) Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) remote, 2016-04-18
EDB-39687 Novell ServiceDesk 6.5/7.0.3/7.1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2016-04-11

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-1593
NVD CVE-2016-1593

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Summary