Remote Manager in Open Enterprise Server (OES) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read any arbitrary file, via a specially crafted…

published 2017-01-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14291

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.1%; EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

Remote Manager in Open Enterprise Server (OES) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read any arbitrary file, via a specially crafted URL, that allows complete directory traversal and total information disclosure. This vulnerability is present on all versions of OES for linux, it applies to OES2015 SP1 before Maintenance Update 11080, OES2015 before Maintenance Update 11079, OES11 SP3 before Maintenance Update 11078, OES11 SP2 before Maintenance Update 11077).

Exploit prediction

3.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	7.8	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Micro Focus International Open Enterprise Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

novell.com /support/kb/doc.php?id=7018503
securitytracker.com /id/1037689
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/95743
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-5182
NVD CVE-2017-5182

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Summary