CVE-2015-5970

5.3 MEDIUM
Published: February 18, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The ChangePassword RPC method in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.3 and 11.4 allows remote attackers to conduct XPath injection attacks, and read arbitrary text files, via a malformed query involving a system entity reference.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017240
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
67th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

novell