# CVE-2017-5189: private SSL key embedded in JAR file in iManager

> Attackers can extract a hardcoded SSL private key from the iManager JAR file to bypass authentication and connect to the Sentinel appliance.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3j2p-fcwj-8pcw

## What is CVE-2017-5189?

CVE-2017-5189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetIQ iManager, published on 2 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetIQ iManager before 3.0.3 delivered a SSL private key in a Java application (JAR file) for authentication to Sentinel, allowing attackers to extract and establish their own connections to the Sentinel appliance.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5189?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netiq Imanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ iManager

- [CVE-2017-7432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7432/): File upload in Novell iManager 2.7.x before 2.7 SP7 Patch 10 HF1 and NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.3.1 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7431/): Cross-site request forgery in Novell iManager 2.7.x before 2.7 SP7 Patch 10 HF1 and NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.3.1 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7425/): Multiple Reflected XSS in iManager (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2022-38758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38758/): XSS vulnerabilities in iManager (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2017-7430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7430/): Cross-site scripting in Novell iManager 2.7.x before 2.7 SP7 Patch 10 HF1 and NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.3.1 (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetIQ iManager, published on 2 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ iManager. 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-2017-5189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5189/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5189

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5189/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.