CVE-2017-16666

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16666
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-05 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionXplico before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an uploaded PCAP file. NOTE: this issue can be exploited without authentication by leveraging the user registration feature.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xplico Xplico All All All All
Application Xplico Xplico All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Xplico Remote Code Execution MISC www.rapid7.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Xplico Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Xplico – Xpico 1.2.1: Xplico vulnerability CONFIRM www.xplico.org Vendor Advisory
Security Onion: Security Advisory for Xplico 1.2.0 CONFIRM blog.securityonion.net Third Party Advisory
Xplico - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) - Linux remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Advisory | Xplico Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution CVE-2017-16666 – Pentest Blog MISC pentest.blog Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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