What is CVE-2017-5674?

CVE-2017-5674 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-5674?

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

Is CVE-2017-5674 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Embedthis Goahead

CVE-2017-5674

A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker to craft a malformed HTTP ("GET system.ini HTTP/1.1\n\n" - note the lack of "/" in the path field o…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.008 (74.6th 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

Embedthis Goahead
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5674?: CVE-2017-5674 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-5674?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5674 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.