CVE-2017-0897 affects ExpressionEngine versions 2.x prior to 2.11.8 and 3.x prior to 3.5.5, stemming from the use of weak entropy in object signing token generation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker can remotely guess the token with low attack complexity, potentially leading to remote code execution. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.0.0:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.0.1:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.0.2:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.