{"id":"CVE-2017-5496","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-5496","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:04:12.278Z","title":"Sawmill Enterprise 8.7.9 allows remote attackers to gain login access by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.","description":"Sawmill Enterprise 8.7.9 allows remote attackers to gain login access by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.","published":"2017-03-15T15:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:20:37.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["sawmill/sawmill"],"epss":{"score":0.05774,"percentile":0.93051,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.03965,"percentile":0.90019},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.05774,"percentile":0.92751}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-02-18","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41395,"kind":"exploit","title":"Sawmill Enterprise 8.7.9 - Authentication Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41395","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/webapps/41395.txt","file":"exploits/windows/webapps/41395.txt","published":"2017-02-18","added":"2017-02-19","updated":"2017-02-19","author":"hyp3rlinx","type":"webapps","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-5496"],"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 critical, 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://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SAWMILL-PASS-THE-HASH-AUTHENTICATION-BYPASS.txt","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141177/Sawmill-Enterprise-8.7.9-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/46","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41395/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SAWMILL-PASS-THE-HASH-AUTHENTICATION-BYPASS.txt","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141177/Sawmill-Enterprise-8.7.9-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/46","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41395/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5496","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."}