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CVE-2016-6602
published 2017-01-23

CVE-2016-6602: ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 use a weak obfuscation algorithm to store passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext…

PriorityP274critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
54.79%
98.9th percentile
ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 use a weak obfuscation algorithm to store passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords by leveraging access to WEB-INF/conf/securitydbData.xml. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-6601 for a remote exploit.

Affected

1 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
zohocorpwebnms_framework

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlGET /servlets/FetchFile?fileName=conf/securitydbData.xml
urlGET /servlets/FetchFile?fileName=../../../etc/shadow
urlPOST /servlets/FileUploadServlet?fileName=../jsp/Login.jsp HTTP/1.1
urlGET /servlets/GetChallengeServlet HTTP/1.1
pathWEB-INF/conf/securitydbData.xml
  • Detect unauthenticated GET requests to /servlets/FetchFile with 'fileName=conf/securitydbData.xml' in the query string, indicating credential file exfiltration chained with CVE-2016-6601.
  • Detect directory traversal patterns (e.g., '../') in the 'fileName' parameter of requests to /servlets/FetchFile and /servlets/FileUploadServlet.
  • Detect HTTP requests to /servlets/GetChallengeServlet containing a 'UserName' header, which is the mechanism for unauthenticated user impersonation (CVE-2016-6603, often chained with CVE-2016-6602).
  • Monitor for access to securitydbData.xml on disk or via web requests; passwords in this file are weakly obfuscated and can be trivially reversed to cleartext.
  • ·The FetchFile directory traversal (CVE-2016-6601) only correctly downloads text files; binary files are mangled, limiting exfiltration to text-based files like securitydbData.xml.
  • ·CVE-2016-6602 (weak password obfuscation) is most dangerous when combined with CVE-2016-6601 (FetchFile traversal), enabling fully unauthenticated remote credential disclosure.
  • ·The Metasploit auxiliary module for credential disclosure targets both Windows and Linux deployments of WebNMS Framework Server 5.2 and 5.2 SP1.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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