Kbvault Mysql
CVE-2017-9602
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Permission assignment review
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| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 7.38%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access resources due to misconfigured permissions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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KBVault Mysql Free Knowledge Base application package 0.16a comes with a FileExplorer/Explorer.aspx?id=/Uploads file-management component. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and restrict file/resource permissions, apply principle of least privilege.
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This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Permission Assignment (CWE-732), which allows attackers to access resources due to misconfigured permissions. KBVault Mysql Free Knowledge Base application package 0.16a comes with a FileExplorer/Explorer.aspx?id=/Uploads file-management component. An unauthenticated user can access the file upload and deletion functionality. Through this functionality, a user can upload an ASPX script to Uploads/Documents/ to run any arbitrary code. Affected products include: Kbvault Mysql Project Kbvault Mysql.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
KBVault Mysql Free Knowledge Base application package 0.16a comes with a FileExplorer/Explorer.aspx?id=/Uploads file-management component. An unauthenticated user can access the file upload and deletion functionality. Through this functionality, a user can upload an ASPX script to Uploads/Documents/ to run any arbitrary code.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
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EPSS
Exploit-DB
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
GitHub PoC