{"id":"CVE-2017-17876","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-17876","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:06:24.704Z","title":"Biometric Shift Employee Management System 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions via a user=download request with a pathname in the path parameter.","description":"Biometric Shift Employee Management System 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions via a user=download request with a pathname in the path parameter.","published":"2017-12-27T17:08:21.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:11:49.000Z","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:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-275"],"affected":["iwcnetwork/shift"],"epss":{"score":0.09542,"percentile":0.95433,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.07218,"percentile":0.94122},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.09542,"percentile":0.95233}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-12-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43394,"kind":"exploit","title":"Biometric Shift Employee Management System 3.0 - Local File Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43394","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/43394.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/43394.txt","published":"2017-12-26","added":"2017-12-26","updated":"2017-12-26","author":"Ihsan Sencan","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-17876"],"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 9.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43394/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43394/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17876","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."}