CVE-2017-17762 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Episerver 7 patch 4 and earlier versions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by submitting a specially crafted XML request containing a malicious DTD to the util/xmlrpc/Handler.ashx endpoint. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction or privileges required, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates exist for detecting this blind XXE injection, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100, indicating its potential for abuse.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:episerver:episerver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:episerver:episerver:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:episerver:episerver:7:patch_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:episerver:episerver:7:patch_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:episerver:episerver:7:patch_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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