THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-7185
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-7185

Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
12.3%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mg_http_multipart_wait_for_boundary function in mongoose.c in Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library 6.7 and earlier and Mongoose OS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a multipart/form-data POST request without a MIME boundary string.
Affected vendor
Cesanta
Affected product
Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-04-10

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 12.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-7185

  • Confirm whether Cesanta Mongoose Embedded Web Server Library is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-7185.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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