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CVE-2017-1000053

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000053 describes an arbitrary code execution vulnerability within the deserialization functions of Plug.Session, affecting Elixir Plug versions prior to 1.0.4, 1.1.7, 1.2.3, and 1.3.2. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. 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

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0193 is in the 35th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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-5v4m-c73v-c7gqhigh

Arbitrary Code Execution in Cookie Serialization

Apr 12, 2022

References

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