What is CVE-2017-9421?

CVE-2017-9421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-9421?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Accellion Kiteworks

CVE-2017-9421

Authentication Bypass vulnerability in Accellion kiteworks before 2017.01.00 allows remote attackers to execute certain API calls on behalf of a web user using a gathered token via a POST request to /oauth/token.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Accellion Kiteworks
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9421?: CVE-2017-9421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-9421?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.