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CVE-2017-20199 Detail

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Description

A vulnerability was found in Buttercup buttercup-browser-extension up to 0.14.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Vault Handler. The manipulation results in improper access controls. The attack may be performed from a remote location. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 1.0.1 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as 89. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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CNA:  VulDB
CVSS-BT 2.3 LOW
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/issues/92 VulDB Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/issues/92#issuecomment-358449755 VulDB Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/issues/92#issuecomment-372991430 CISA-ADP, VulDB Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/pull/89 VulDB Patch 
https://github.com/buttercup/buttercup-browser-extension/releases/tag/v1.0.1 VulDB Release Notes 
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319969 VulDB Permissions Required  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?id.319969 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?submit.628170 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment VulDB  
CWE-284 Improper Access Control VulDB  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-20199
NVD Published Date:
08/15/2025
NVD Last Modified:
08/27/2025
Source:
VulDB