CVE-2015-5970: novell zenworks_configuration_management Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5970 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Code Injection vulnerability in novell zenworks_configuration_management. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-02-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.