CVE-2015-5970

Novell Zenworks ChangePassword XPath Injection Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The ChangePassword RPC method in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.3 and 11.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XPath injection attacks, and read arbitrary text files, via a malformed query involving a system entity reference.

El método ChangePassword RPC en Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.3 y 11.4 permite a atacantes remotos llevar a cabo ataques de inyección XPath, y leer archivos de texto arbitrarios, a través de una consulta mal formada que implica una referencia a una entidad del sistema.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to exfiltrate arbitrary text files on vulnerable installations of Novell Zenworks. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the ChangePassword RPC method. By providing a malformed query, an attacker can combine a system entity reference with an XPath injection vulnerability to exfiltrate arbitrary text files from the system.

*Credits: cpnrodzc7

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-08-12 CVE Reserved
2016-02-11 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-09-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-167	X_refsource_misc
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017240	X_refsource_confirm

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				11.3.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "11.3.0"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				11.3.1 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "11.3.1"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				11.3.2 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "11.3.2"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				11.4.0 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "11.4.0"		-		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Zenworks Configuration Management Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management"				11.4.1 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Zenworks Configuration Management" and version "11.4.1"		-		Affected