CVE-2011-5028 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in novelllogmanager/FileDownload in Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.1_938 and earlier, as used in Novell Sentinel before 7.0.1.0, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.23% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-12-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| novell | sentinel log manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | novell sentinel log manager 1.2.0.1 - Directory Traversal | 2011-12-18 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-12/0368.html
- http://osvdb.org/77948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47258
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48760
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5138757.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026437
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71861
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-12/0368.html
- http://osvdb.org/77948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47258
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48760
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5138757.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026437
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71861
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