THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-17888
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-17888

Antiweb vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
27.6%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
cgi-bin/write.cgi in Anti-Web through 3.8.7, as used on NetBiter / HMS, Ouman EH-net, Alliance System WS100 --> AWU 500, Sauter ERW100F001, Carlo Gavazzi SIU-DLG, AEDILIS SMART-1, SYXTHSENSE WebBiter, ABB SREA, and ASCON DY WebServer devices, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted multipart/form-data content, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9097.
Affected vendor
Hoytech
Affected product
Antiweb
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2017-12-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 27.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-17888

  • Confirm whether Hoytech Antiweb is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-17888.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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