What is CVE-2017-11673?

CVE-2017-11673 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acunetix Web_vulnerability_scanner, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-11673?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Acunetix Web_vulnerability_scanner

CVE-2017-11673

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.022 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Acunetix Web_vulnerability_scanner — versions 8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11673?: CVE-2017-11673 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acunetix Web_vulnerability_scanner, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-11673?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.