VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15220
Flexense VX Search Enterprise 10.1.12 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow via an empty POST request to a long URI beginning with a /../ substring.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Flexense VX Search Enterprise 10.1.12 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow via an empty POST request to a long URI beginning with a /../ substring. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.10% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- flexense/vx search
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42973/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42973/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.