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CVE-2017-5187

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in Directory Server (aka Enterprise Server Administration web UI) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 and earlier, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to view and alter (CWE-275) configuration information and inject OS commands (CWE-78) via forged requests.

Affected products

• Microfocus Directory Server: all versions
• Micro Focus Enterprise Developer: 2.3, 2.3-update1, 2.3-update2
• Micro Focus Enterprise Server: through 2.3; 2.3-update1, 2.3-update2
• Microfocus Enterprise Server Monitor And Control: all versions

References

• https://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/mainframe_solutions/enterprise_server/w/knowledge_base/29131/enterprise-server-security-fixes-july-2017
• https://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/mainframe_solutions/enterprise_server/w/knowledge_base/29131/enterprise-server-security-fixes-july-2017

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