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TI-2017-06720 Aliases CVE-2017-9279GHSA-6gm7-8wqr-q8wm

NetIQ Identity Manager allowed uploading of user icons with incorrect types or extensions

Priority LOW 33CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00868 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Identity Manager (NetIQ): 4.5.6.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NetIQIdentity Managerbefore 4.5.6.14.5.6.1Patch availableCNA
  • Identity Manager VendorNetIQ Affected before 4.5.6.1 Fixed in 4.5.6.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netiq:identity_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.5.6.1VulnerableNetIQ
  • cpe:2.3:a:netiq:identity_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.5.6.1 Vulnerable ·NetIQ

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Identity Manager (NetIQ) Fixed in 4.5.6.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9279
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gm7-8wqr-q8wm

References

Other 2

  • TI-2017-06719 Avoid password disclosure via EBS event logging in the iManager Oracle driver CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05086 NetIQ Identity Manager JDBC driver could leak passwords in exception traces CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05078 iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-06725 IDM 4.6 Identity Applications information leakage CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-06721 Novell Identity Manager User Application get request url contains the session token. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-05529 NetIQ Identity Manager DoS Attack CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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