{"id":"CVE-2017-17738","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-17738","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:02:05.739Z","title":"The BrightSign Digital Signage (4k242) device (Firmware 6.2.63 and below) allows renaming and modifying files via /tools.html.","description":"The BrightSign Digital Signage (4k242) device (Firmware 6.2.63 and below) allows renaming and modifying files via /tools.html.","published":"2017-12-18T06:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:11:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["brightsign/4k242 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.05764,"percentile":0.93042,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-12-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43364,"kind":"exploit","title":"BrightSign Digital Signage - Multiple Vulnerablities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43364","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/43364.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/43364.txt","published":"2017-12-19","added":"2017-12-19","updated":"2017-12-19","author":"Information Paradox","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-17739","CVE-2017-17738","CVE-2017-17737"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.information-paradox.net/2017/12/brightsign-multiple-vulnerablities-cve.html","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43364/","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.information-paradox.net/2017/12/brightsign-multiple-vulnerablities-cve.html","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43364/","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17738","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}