What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities

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

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

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.

Affected products

• NetIQ Identity Manager: before 4.5.6.1 — fixed in 4.5.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NetIQ Identity Manager 4.5.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

Get alerted when CVE-2017-9279 or the next vulnerability affects your stack