webadmin-apache.conf in Novell Web Manager of Novell NetWare 6.5 uses an uppercase Alias…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
webadmin-apache.conf in Novell Web Manager of Novell NetWare 6.5 uses an uppercase Alias tag with an inconsistent lowercase directory tag for a volume, which allows remote attackers to bypass access control to the WEB-INF folder.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03998 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 sp1 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 sp1.1a | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1.1b:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 sp1.1b | Vulnerable | Novell |
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 sp1.1a Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp1.1b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 sp1.1b Vulnerable ·Novell
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2734
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5824-6p3v-vcx4
More Novell Netware vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-03977 The xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 before SP8 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-02257 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CIFS.NLM driver in Netware SMB 1.0 for Novell Netware… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-03978 Stack-based buffer overflow in NWFTPD.NLM before 5.10.02 in the FTP server in Novell… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2005-02700 Unknown vulnerability in CIFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 SP2 and SP3, 5.1, and 6.0 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-1999-01035 Novell 5 and earlier, when running over IPX with a packet signature level less than 3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-00304 Novell Netware 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2004-2734 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-2734 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5824-6p3v-vcx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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