vendor:
File Reporter Agent
by:
abysssec
9,3
CVSS
HIGH
Remote Code Execution
78
CWE
Product Name: File Reporter Agent
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2012-4959
CPE: Novell:File_Reporter_Agent
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows
2012
Novell File Reporter Agent XML Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (0day)
Novell File Reporter Agent is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper handling of XML data. An attacker can send a specially crafted XML request to the agent, which can be used to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2012-4959 and was discovered by @abysssec in 2012.
Mitigation:
The vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Users should update to the latest version of Novell File Reporter Agent.