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CVE-2017-17562 Detail

Description

Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked. This is a result of initializing the environment of forked CGI scripts using untrusted HTTP request parameters in the cgiHandler function in cgi.c. When combined with the glibc dynamic linker, this behaviour can be abused for remote code execution using special parameter names such as LD_PRELOAD. An attacker can POST their shared object payload in the body of the request, and reference it using /proc/self/fd/0.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040702 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040702 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/elttam/advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-17562 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/elttam/advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-17562 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/6f786c123196eb622625a920d54048629a7caa74 Broken Link  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/6f786c123196eb622625a920d54048629a7caa74 Broken Link  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/249 Broken Link  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/249 Broken Link  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.elttam.com.au/blog/goahead/ Broken Link  Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.elttam.com.au/blog/goahead/ Broken Link  Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43360/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43360/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43877/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43877/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 12/10/2021 06/10/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17562
NVD Published Date:
12/12/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE