CVE-2017-17411

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17411
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerzdi
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-21 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Linksys WVBR0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web management portal. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of user data before executing a system call. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges. Was ZDI-CAN-4892.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.921610000 probability, percentile 0.997210000 (date 2026-05-19)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78-Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Linksys Wvbr0 - All All All
Operating System Linksys Wvbr0 Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linksys Linksys WVBR0 affected WVBR0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adds exploit module for CVE-2017-17411 by headlesszeke · Pull Request #9336 · rapid7/metasploit-framework · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Linksys WVBR0 - 'User-Agent' Remote Command Injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Linksys WVBR0-25 - User-Agent Command Execution (Metasploit) - Hardware remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Linksys WVBR0-25 CVE-2017-17411 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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