CVE-2017-7431 [High] | CSRF in Imanager

CVE-2017-7431 is rated Moderate Risk (52.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	0.22%	0.27%	+0.06%
2	2025-03-29	0.27%	0.22%	-0.06%
3	2025-03-17	—	0.27%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

0.22%

0.27%

+0.06%

2025-03-29

0.27%

0.22%

-0.06%

2025-03-17

—

0.27%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.8	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]
6.8	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	8.6	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.8

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

6.8

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

8.6

6.4

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-7431

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:::::::*
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp1::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp2::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp3::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp4::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp4_patch1::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp4_patch2::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp4_patch3::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp4_patch4::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp5::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp6::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_1::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_10::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_2::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_3::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_4::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_5::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_6::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_7::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_8::::::
novell	imanager	2.7	cpe:2.3:a:novell:imanager:2.7:sp7_patch_9::::::
netiq	imanager	3.0	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0:::::::*
netiq	imanager	3.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0.1:::::::*
netiq	imanager	3.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0.2:::::::*
netiq	imanager	3.0.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0.2.1:::::::*
netiq	imanager	3.0.3	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0.3:::::::*
netiq	imanager	3.0.3.1	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:imanager:3.0.3.1:::::::*

References for CVE-2017-7431

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024963
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030692
https://dl.netiq.com/Download?buildid=24FxpmqdThE~
https://dl.netiq.com/Download?buildid=wpS1UqIlx-o~
https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016795
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010166

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CVE-2017-7431

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7431

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-7431

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-7431

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-7431

References for CVE-2017-7431