CVE-2011-5028

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in novelllogmanager/FileDownload in Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.1_938 and earlier, as used in Novell Sentinel before 7.0.1.0, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.

Published: 2011-12-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-5028 is rated Exploit Available (59.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.52%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-5028

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21082 exploit_db edb 2011-12-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5028

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.09% 3.52% -2.57%
2 2026-04-17 7.24% 6.09% -1.15%
3 2026-02-02 — 7.24% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-5028

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-5028

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-5028

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell sentinel_log_manager <= 1.2.0.1_938 cpe:2.3:a:novell:sentinel_log_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-5028

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