OpenText Service Manager 9.70/9.71/9.72 unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenText Service Manager 9.70/9.71/9.72. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in unquoted search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-0884. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenText Service Manager 9.70/9.71/9.72. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in OpenText™ Service Manager.  The vulnerability could allow a user to gain SYSTEM privileges through Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Service Manager: 9.70, 9.71, 9.72.

The advisory is shared at portal.microfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-0884 since 01/30/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/12/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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01/30/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portal.microfocus.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0884 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299565

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2025 16:49
Changes: 03/12/2025 16:49 (70)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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