CVE-2010-4715
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) WebAccess Agent and (2) Document Viewer Agent components in Novell GroupWise before 8.02HP allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerabilities in Novell GroupWise's WebAccess Agent and Document Viewer Agent components allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating file path inputs. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 8.02HP.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.0.2= 4.1= 4.1a= 5.0= 5.1= 5.2= 5.5= 5.57e= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.5= 6.5.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed GroupWise versionLocate the GroupWise installation and retrieve its version information. This is typically found in the software's About dialog, installation directory metadata, or system inventory tools that list installed software.Affected if The installed version matches any of these: 4.1, 4.1a, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 5.57e, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.5, 6.5.2, or any version 8.0.2 or earlier.
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Confirm WebAccess Agent component is enabledCheck whether the WebAccess Agent component is installed and accessible on the GroupWise server. This component provides web-based access to GroupWise and is typically exposed via HTTP/HTTPS on specific ports.Affected if WebAccess Agent is installed and exposed on the network, and the version is one of the affected versions listed above.
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Confirm Document Viewer Agent component is enabledCheck whether the Document Viewer Agent component is installed and accessible on the GroupWise server. This component handles document preview functionality within GroupWise web interfaces.Affected if Document Viewer Agent is installed and exposed on the network, and the version is one of the affected versions listed above.
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Verify server is reachable via WebAccess endpointsIf WebAccess or Document Viewer Agents are suspected to be running, verify the server is network-accessible on the ports used by these components (commonly ports associated with GroupWise web services).Affected if The affected components are network-accessible and the installed version is within the vulnerable range.
A user is affected if their installed GroupWise version is any of the listed vulnerable versions AND the WebAccess Agent or Document Viewer Agent components are enabled and exposed on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Novell GroupWise to version 8.02HP or later to apply the vendor patch that addresses the directory traversal vulnerability.
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- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-4715 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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