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CVE-2017-1000052

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000052 describes a null byte injection vulnerability in the Plug.Static component of Elixir Plug versions prior to v1.0.4, v1.1.7, v1.2.3, and v1.3.2, which could allow attackers to bypass filetype restrictions. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plug_project:plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.1.0, < 1.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plug_project:plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.2.0, < 1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plug_project:plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 1.3.0, < 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:plug_project:plug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 16,985 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

erlangpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: plugFixed in: 1.0.4
erlangpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: plugFixed in: 1.1.7
erlangpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: plugFixed in: 1.2.3
erlangpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: plugFixed in: 1.3.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

erlangGHSA-2q6v-32mr-8p8xhigh

Null Byte Injection in Plug.Static

Apr 12, 2022

References

elixirforum.com / t/security-releases-for-plug/3913
Third Party Advisory