The web server in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.3 and 11.2 before 11.2.4 does not properly perform authentication for ze
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 63/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 77% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.5% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
The web server in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10.3 and 11.2 before 11.2.4 does not properly perform authentication for zenworks/jsp/index.jsp, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, and consequently upload and execute arbitrary programs, via a request to TCP port 443.
- Published
- Mar 29, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 77.0% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-287
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Action score
63
This week
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 23 / 30 · 77.0%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| novell | zenworks configuration management | cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- novell zenworks configuration management10.3
- novell zenworks configuration management11.2
Same product
novell: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2010-5324Directory traversal vulnerability in UploadServlet in the Remote Management component in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 10 b62This week
- CVE-2011-3176Stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.1 and 11.1a allows remote attackers 61This week
- CVE-2011-3175Stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.1 and 11.1a allows remote attackers 60This week
- CVE-2010-4229Directory traversal vulnerability in an unspecified servlet in the Inventory component in ZENworks Asset Management (ZAM) in Novell ZENworks48Plan
- CVE-2015-0786Stack-based buffer overflow in the logging functionality in the Preboot Policy service in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) all46Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
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Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2013-04-08 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/http/zenworks_control_center_uploadNovell ZENworks Configuration Management Remote Executionexploit | 2013-03-22 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-8 d
- Published
- First PoC+9 d
- TodayOct 14, 2026+4947 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-287 · Improper AuthenticationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Root cause
Authentication is added route by route instead of being enforced in one place. When a route added later bypasses the shared middleware, the session check never runs for it.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-287 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
app.use("/admin", requireSession, adminRouter);
// Route added later skips the middlewareapp.post("/admin-api/config", updateConfig);Fixed
const admin = express.Router();admin.use(requireSession, requireRole("admin"));
admin.post("/config", updateConfig);app.use("/admin", admin);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Authentication AbuseCAPEC-114Medium
- Authentication BypassCAPEC-115Medium
- Identity SpoofingCAPEC-151likelihood: Medium · Medium
- Fake the Source of DataCAPEC-194Medium
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive DataCAPEC-57likelihood: Medium · Very High
- Session HijackingCAPEC-593likelihood: High · Very High
- Token ImpersonationCAPEC-633Medium
ATT&CK techniques
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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