HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-5869

Nuxeo vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
34.6%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in the file import feature in Nuxeo Platform 6.0, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary JSP code via a .. (dot dot) in the X-File-Name header.
Affected vendor
Nuxeo
Affected product
Nuxeo
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-03-24

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 34.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-5869.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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