CVE-2015-7817 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit a race condition to gain privileged access and read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the administration panel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-7817?
CVE-2015-7817 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in the administration-panel web service in IBM System Networking Switch Center (SNSC) before 7.3.1.5 and Lenovo Switch Center before 8.1.2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain privileged-account access, and consequently provide FileReader.jsp input containing directory traversal sequences to read arbitrary text files, via a request to port 40080 or 40443.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7817?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm System Networking Switch Center, Lenovo Switch Center.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-7817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgr2-23xq-gf2f.