CVE-2016-6602
mediumpriority · attend · 68OT risk · highEPSS 0.557 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
ZOHO WebNMS Framework 5.2 and 5.2 SP1 use a weak obfuscation algorithm to store passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain cleartext passwords by leveraging access to WEB-INF/conf/securitydbData.xml. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-6601 for a remote exploit.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5–9.8
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exploits (2)
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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references (26)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138244/WebNMS-Framework-5.2-SP1-Traversal-Weak-Obfuscation-User-Impersonation.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/54cnnvd
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/webnms_cred_disclosurecnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539159/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92402cnnvd
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/2712cnnvd
- https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/webnms-5.2-sp1-pwn.txtcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40229/cnnvd
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