CVE-2015-0781
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 · uneditedDirectory traversal vulnerability in the doPost method of the Rtrlet class in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
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 vulnerability in the doPost method of the Rtrlet class in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management allows remote unauthenticated attackers to upload files to arbitrary locations on the server, leading to potential remote code execution. The vulnerability stems from insufficient path validation in the file upload mechanism.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify ZCM web components are runningCheck for processes related to Zenworks Configuration Management, typically running as 'zenworks' services or on ports 443/8443 (ZENworks Apache/tomcat). Look for 'Rtrlet' servlet in the web application's web.xml or exposed endpoints.Affected if ZENworks Configuration Management web interface is installed and accessible on the network
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Confirm ZCM versionCheck the installed ZCM version by inspecting the installation directory, typically found in /opt/novell/zenworks or C:\Program Files\Novell\ZENworks. Look for version.info or similar version file, or query the ZCM server via its built-in diagnostics interface.Affected if Any version of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management is installed (all versions are affected)
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Identify Rtrlet endpoint accessibilityAttempt to access the Rtrlet class endpoint via the ZCM web interface, typically at paths like /zenworks/Rtrlet or /Rtrlet. Check if the doPost method is reachable without authentication.Affected if The Rtrlet upload endpoint is exposed without requiring authentication
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Check for unauthorized uploaded filesInspect web application directories (webapp, deploy, or document root folders) for suspicious files with unexpected extensions (.jsp, .exe, .sh, .bat) especially in non-standard locations outside intended upload directories. Review web server access logs for traversal patterns like '../' in upload requests.Affected if Unexpected files exist in web directories or logs show traversal patterns in upload requests
If Novell ZENworks Configuration Management is installed and its web interface with the Rtrlet upload functionality is network-accessible, the system is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote file upload via directory traversal.
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 dataApply vendor patch immediately. If no patch available, restrict network access to ZCM web interfaces and implement strict input validation on file upload paths to prevent traversal sequences.
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