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critical 9.8

CVE-2016-6602 in the critical feed json

ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 use a weak obfuscation algorithm to store passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obta…

published 2017-01-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7520

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
55.7%
EPSS 55.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 use a weak obfuscation algorithm to store passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords by leveraging access to WEB-INF/conf/securitydbData.xml. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-6601 for a remote exploit.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosure)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

55.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosure WebNMS Framework Server Credential Disclosure metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2016-07-04
  • EDB-40229 WebNMS Framework Server 5.2/5.2 SP1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2016-08-10
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/54 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138244/WebNMS-Framework-5.2-SP1-Traversal-Weak-Obfuscation-User-Impersonation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • blogs.securiteam.com https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/2712 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

Sources

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