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CVE-2017-9279

NetIQ Identity Manager allowed uploading of user icons with incorrect types or extensions

LOW
2
CVSS Score
Published: March 2, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIdentity Manager

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Severity
LOW2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

NetIQ Identity Manager before 4.5.6.1 allowed uploading files with double extensions or non-image content in the Themes handling of the User Application Administration, allowing malicious user administrators to potentially execute code or mislead users.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Identity Manager· Netiq
95%
v < 4.5.6.1
Affected range stops below 4.5.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049129
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K7lbPAGJyIk~

CVSS

2LOWmicrofocus
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-434CWE-20

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