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Expressionengine CVE-2017-0897

HIGH
Use of Insufficiently Random Values (CWE-330)
2017-06-22 support@hackerone.com
RCE Expressionengine
7.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jun 22, 2017 - 21:29 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

ExpressionEngine version 2.x < 2.11.8 and version 3.x < 3.5.5 create an object signing token with weak entropy. Successfully guessing the token can lead to remote code execution.

AnalysisAI

ExpressionEngine version 2.x < 2.11.8 and version 3.x < 3.5.5 create an object signing token with weak entropy. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-330. ExpressionEngine version 2.x < 2.11.8 and version 3.x < 3.5.5 create an object signing token with weak entropy. Successfully guessing the token can lead to remote code execution. Affected products include: Expressionengine. Version information: version 2..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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