CVE-2018-12997

Incorrect Access Control in FailOverHelperServlet in Zoho ManageEngine Netflow Analyzer before...

7.5 High

Incorrect Access Control in FailOverHelperServlet in Zoho ManageEngine Netflow Analyzer before build 123137, Network Configuration Manager before build 123128, OpManager before build 123148, OpUtils before build 123161, and Firewall Analyzer before build 123147 allows attackers to read certain files on the web server without login by sending a specially crafted request to the server with the operation=copyfile&fileName= substring.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

6.39%Up 5.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2018-12997
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-12997
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-4948 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-4948
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-658p-hh5r-7qvp 7.5

Incorrect Access Control in FailOverHelperServlet in Zoho ManageEngine Netflow Analyzer before...

Record: GHSA-658p-hh5r-7qvp
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-12997 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Zohocorp Firewall Analyzer, published June 29, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.39%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.