{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-24T18:40:23+00:00","cve":"CVE-2017-16666","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2017-16666","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2017-16666.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16666","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16666"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2017-16666","description":"Xplico 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.","state":"PUBLIC","assigner":"cve@mitre.org","published_at":"2018-01-05 16:29:00","updated_at":"2019-10-03 00:03:00"},"problem_types":["CWE-78"],"metrics":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_exec","name":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_exec","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"Xplico Remote Code Execution","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.html","name":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.html","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"title":"Xplico Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538","name":"https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538","refsource":"CONFIRM","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Xplico  –  Xpico  1.2.1:  Xplico vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.html","name":"http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.html","refsource":"CONFIRM","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"title":"Security Onion: Security Advisory for Xplico 1.2.0","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43430/","name":"43430","refsource":"EXPLOIT-DB","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"title":"Xplico - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) - Linux remote Exploit","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/","name":"https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"Advisory | Xplico Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution CVE-2017-16666 – Pentest Blog","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16666","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16666","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2017","cve_id":"16666","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"xplico","cpe5":"xplico","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2017","cve_id":"16666","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"1","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"xplico","cpe5":"xplico","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2017-16666","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Xplico 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."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.html","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.html"},{"name":"http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.html","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.html"},{"name":"https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538"},{"name":"https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/"},{"name":"43430","refsource":"EXPLOIT-DB","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43430/"},{"name":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_exec","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_exec"}]}},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2018-01-05 16:29:00","lastModifiedDate":"2019-10-03 00:03:00","problem_types":["CWE-78"],"metrics":{"baseMetricV3":{"cvssV3":{"version":"3.0","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":2.8,"impactScore":5.9},"baseMetricV2":{"cvssV2":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C","accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"SINGLE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE","baseScore":9},"severity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":8,"impactScore":10,"acInsufInfo":true,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}},"configurations":{"CVE_data_version":"4.0","nodes":[{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:a:xplico:xplico:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndExcluding":"1.2.1","cpe_name":[]}]}]}},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2017","CveId":"16666","Ordinal":"114412","Title":"CVE-2017-16666","CVE":"CVE-2017-16666","Year":"2017"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2017","CveId":"16666","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Xplico 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.","Type":"Description","Title":null},{"CveYear":"2017","CveId":"16666","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2018-01-05","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2017","CveId":"16666","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2018-01-06","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}