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Supervisor CVE-2017-11610

HIGH
Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276)
2017-08-23 cve@mitre.org
8.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Default permission hardening
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 93.83%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could access resources due to overly permissive default settings by sending crafted requests to the affected application.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: HIGH severity + EPSS > 10%.
Patch available 93.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The XML-RPC server in supervisor before 3.0.1, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted XML-RPC. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 93.8%.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.

Affected Packages

pypi supervisor fix: 3.0.1, 3.1.4, 3.2.4, 3.3.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in pypi

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. The XML-RPC server in supervisor before 3.0.1, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted XML-RPC request, related to nested supervisord namespace lookups. Affected products include: Supervisord Supervisor, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Cloudforms. Version information: before 3.0.1.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

The XML-RPC server in supervisor before 3.0.1, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and 3.3.x before 3.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted XML-RPC request, related to nested supervisord namespace lookups.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Threat Score
6.1/10
Composite threat intelligence
EPSS Score
93.8%
Top 0% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 93.8%
Patch available Yes
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
HIGH severity + EPSS > 10%
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation· derived
Active
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

173
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +94
CVSS: +44
PoC: +20
Weaponized: +15
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:supervisord:supervisor:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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