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CVE-2017-16670

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16670 describes a critical vulnerability in SoapUI 5.3.0, where a crafted WSDL project file can be used during project import to execute arbitrary Java code. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but not authentication. While no active exploits, Metasploit modules, or public exploit code are currently identified, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants attention. Organizations using affected versions of SoapUI should prioritize patching or implementing mitigating controls to prevent potential exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smartbear:soapui:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0166 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 11,615 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-16670Important

SoapUI: Import of malicious project file can lead to arbitrary code execution

Feb 13, 2018

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/146339/SoapUI-5.3.0-Code-Execution.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry