FKIE_CVE-2017-9279

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-03-02 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:27
Severity
2.0 (Low) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
security@opentext.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049129
security@opentext.comhttps://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K7lbPAGJyIk~
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049129
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K7lbPAGJyIk~
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netiq identity_manager *
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "Identity Manager",
          "vendor": "NetIQ",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "4.5.6.1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security@opentext.com"
    }
  ],
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:netiq:identity_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            }
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "NetIQ Identity Manager, en versiones anteriores a la 4.5.6.1, permit\u00eda la subida de archivos con doble extensi\u00f3n o contenido sin im\u00e1genes en la manipulaci\u00f3n de temas de User Application Administration. Esto permit\u00eda que usuarios administradores maliciosos ejecutasen c\u00f3digo o confundiesen a los usuarios."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2017-9279",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:27:48.777",
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          "version": "2.0"
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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}



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