Description
Novell Sentinel Log Manager before 1.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to create data retention policies via a crafted text/x-gwt-rpc request to novelllogmanager/datastorageservice.rpc, and allows remote authenticated Report Administrators to create data retention policies via a search-results "Save Query As" "Save As Retention Policy" action.
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.2 - Retention Policy EDB-21744 · webapps · Oct 4, 2012
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References
- 20121003 Novell Sentinel Log Manager <= 1.2.0.2 retention policy vulnerability mailing-list
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5150932.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771634
- https://www.netiq.com/documentation/novelllogmanager12/readme/data/log_manager1203_readme.html
- 21744 exploit