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Fencer Vulns
low 2.0

CVE-2017-9279 json

NetIQ Identity Manager allowed uploading of user icons with incorrect types or extensions

published 2018-03-02 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18215

cvss
2.0
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NetIQ Identity Manager before 4.5.6.1 allowed uploading files with double extensions or non-image content in the Themes handling of the User Application Administration, allowing malicious user administrators to potentially execute code or mislead users.

Patch / fix

  • NetIQ Identity Manager 4.5.6.1

Exploit prediction

0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 2.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • NetIQ Identity Manager

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.