CVE-2016-1593
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a multipart/form-data POST request to a LiveTime.woa URL.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a multipart/form-data POST request to a LiveTime.woa URL.
- Record
CVE-2016-1593- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a multipart/form-data POST request to a LiveTime.woa URL.
- Record
CVE-2016-1593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2688 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a multipart/form-data POST request to a LiveTime.woa URL.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2688- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx5g-qjmj-w6xf
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk...
Directory traversal vulnerability in the import users feature in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename within a multipart/form-data POST request to a LiveTime.woa URL.
- Record
GHSA-cx5g-qjmj-w6xf- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Novell ServiceDesk 6.5/7.0.3/7.1.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2016-04-11 |
| Exploit-DB | Novell ServiceDesk - (Authenticated) Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) | 2016-04-18 |
| Metasploit | Novell ServiceDesk Authenticated File Upload | 2016-03-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1593 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Novell Service Desk, published April 22, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 64.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646
securityfocus.com/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded
novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017428
exploit-db.com/exploits/39708
rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/novell_servicedesk_rce