Directory traversal vulnerability in MDM.php in Novell ZENworks Mobile Management (ZMM) 2.6.1 and 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via the language parameter.
CVE-2013-1081
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 68%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 11, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (2)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011895
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011895
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules) (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-26012✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 7, 2013
Novell ZENworks Mobile Device Managment 2.6.1/2.7.0 - Local File Inclusion (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCsteponequit/CVE-2013-1081First seen May 31, 2013
Novell ZENworks Mobile Management - LFI RCE
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/http/novell_mdm_lfi✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 13, 2013
Novell Zenworks Mobile Managment MDM.php Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Open source ↗ - Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/novell_mdm_creds✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 1, 2013
Novell Zenworks Mobile Device Management Admin Credentials
Open source ↗
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