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CVE-2017-16666 (GCVE-0-2017-16666)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:27
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Summary
Xplico before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an uploaded PCAP file. NOTE: this issue can be exploited without authentication by leveraging the user registration feature.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-11-13 00:00
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