Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-0284 · published 18 June 2010
CVE-2010-0284: Novell access manager path traversal vulnerability
Novell · Access Manager
Directory traversal vulnerability in the getEntry method in the PortalModuleInstallManager component in a servlet in nps.jar in the Administration Console (aka Access Management Console) in Novell Access Manager 3.1 before 3.1.2-281 on Windows allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a .. (dot dot) in a parameter, aka ZDI-CAN-678.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the getEntry method in the PortalModuleInstallManager component in a servlet in nps.jar in the Administration Console (aka Access Management Console) in Novell Access Manager 3.1 before 3.1.2-281 on Windows allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files with any contents, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a .. (dot dot) in a parameter, aka ZDI-CAN-678.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-0284), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.