CVE-2016-1608
HighSummary
In Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2, remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntpServer parameter.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access and execution of malicious code on the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Novell Filr to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activities.
Other vulnerabilities in Novell Filr
See all- CVE-2016-1611High
Novell Filr version 1.2 before Hot Patch 6 and 2.0 before Hot Patch 2 has world-writable permissions for the /etc/profile.d/vainit.sh file, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges by replacing this file's content with arbitrary shell commands.
- CVE-2016-1610High
Directory traversal vulnerability in the email-template feature in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a blob name.
- CVE-2016-1607High
Multiple CSRF vulnerabilities in the administrative interface in Novell Filr before 2.0 Security Update 2 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators, as demonstrated by reconfiguring time settings via a vaconfig/time request.
Original NVD description (English source)
vaconfig/time in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ntpServer parameter.