CVE-2011-1597 File upload in Manager
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-1597 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-1597 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenVAS Manager, published on 5 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: OpenVAS Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1597/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1597/index.md)
An attacker can upload malicious plugins to OpenVAS Manager to execute arbitrary code on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1597?
CVE-2011-1597 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenVAS Manager, published on 5 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenVAS Manager v2.0.3 allows plugin remote code execution.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvas Openvas Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenVAS Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68gj-fr3h-542g.