CVE-2017-16666
Xplico before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an uploaded PCAP file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Xplico before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an uploaded PCAP file. NOTE: this issue can be exploited without authentication by leveraging the user registration feature.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 80.76% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- xplico/xplico
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 76.7% on 21 September 2026 to 80.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_execExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43430/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538Vendor Advisory
- http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_execExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43430/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.