CVE-2016-6600

critical

Published 2017-01-23 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the file upload functionality in ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter to servlets/FileUploadServlet.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-40229 webapps jsp

Pedro Ribeiro · 2016-08-10

WebNMS Framework Server 5.2/5.2 SP1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_multi/http/webnms_file_upload rank 600

WebNMS Framework Server Arbitrary File Upload

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
zohocorp	webnms_framework	`5.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.