9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6602
ZOHO WebNMS Framework Password Obfuscation Weakness
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 23, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6602 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zohocorp webnms_framework
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6602.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138244/WebNMS-Framework-5.2-SP1-Traversal-Weak-Obfuscation-User-Impersonation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/54 Exploit Mailing List
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosure Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539159/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92402 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/2712 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://forums.webnms.com/topic/recent-vulnerabilities-in-webnms-and-how-to-protect-the-server-against-them
https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txt Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40229/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138244/WebNMS-Framework-5.2-SP1-Traversal-Weak-Obfuscation-User-Impersonation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/54 Exploit Mailing List
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosure Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539159/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92402 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/2712 Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://forums.webnms.com/topic/recent-vulnerabilities-in-webnms-and-how-to-protect-the-server-against-them
https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txt Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40229/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6602 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138244/WebNMS-Framework-5.2-SP1-Traversal-Weak-Obfuscation-User-Impersonation.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/54
    Added Reference http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosure
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539159/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92402
    Added Reference https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/2712
    Added Reference https://forums.webnms.com/topic/recent-vulnerabilities-in-webnms-and-how-to-protect-the-server-against-them
    Added Reference https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txt
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40229/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539159/100/0/threaded [Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539159/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://forums.webnms.com/topic/recent-vulnerabilities-in-webnms-and-how-to-protect-the-server-against-them [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92402 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92402 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92402 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539159/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539159/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/2712 No Types Assigned https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/2712 Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40229/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40229/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/54 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/54 Mailing List, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138244/WebNMS-Framework-5.2-SP1-Traversal-Weak-Obfuscation-User-Impersonation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138244/WebNMS-Framework-5.2-SP1-Traversal-Weak-Obfuscation-User-Impersonation.html Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txt Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosure No Types Assigned http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosure Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-327
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:webnms_framework:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:zohocorp:webnms_framework:5.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.61 }} 0.00%

score

0.90217

percentile

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