What is CVE-2017-8303?

CVE-2017-8303 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accellion File_transfer_appliance, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-8303?

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

Vulnerability in Accellion File_transfer_appliance

CVE-2017-8303

An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.

EPSS: 0.096 (93.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Accellion File_transfer_appliance
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8303?: CVE-2017-8303 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accellion File_transfer_appliance, classified under Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-8303?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.