What is CVE-2017-17562?

CVE-2017-17562 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2017-12-12.

Is CVE-2017-17562 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2017-17562 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-12-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 47 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2017-17562

Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked. This is a result of initializing the environment of forked CGI scripts using untrusted HTTP request parameters in the cg…

EPSS: 0.943 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-12-10. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-10.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/elttam/advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-17562 (x_refsource_MISC)
1040702 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
www.elttam.com.au/blog/goahead/ (x_refsource_MISC)
43360 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/6f786c123196eb622625a920d54048629a7caa74 (x_refsource_MISC)
github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/249 (x_refsource_MISC)
43877 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17562?: CVE-2017-17562 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2017-12-12.
Is CVE-2017-17562 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2017-17562 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-12-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 47 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.