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CVE-2017-17738

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17738 describes a high-severity vulnerability affecting BrightSign Digital Signage 4k242 devices running firmware versions 6.2.63 and below, allowing unauthenticated attackers to rename and modify files through the /tools.html interface. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on integrity without requiring user interaction or privileges. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, a public exploit (EDB-43364) exists, though community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.2.63CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:brightsign:4k242_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-43364 · Dec 19, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0576 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exploit-db.com / exploits/43364
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
information-paradox.net / 2017/12/brightsign-multiple-vulnerablities-cve.html
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory