Advisory Details

April 22nd, 2015

Novell Zenworks FileViewer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2015-0783
CVSS SCORE	3.5, AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Novell
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Zenworks
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows attackers to obtain sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Novell Zenworks. User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the FileViewer class. The issue lies in the failure to sanitize the "filename" variable. The attacker can leverage this to read files remotely.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Novell has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016431
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-01-15 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-04-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Anonymous

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