CVE-2017-17562
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 96%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 100
- Fecha de la puntuación: 29/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 10/12/2021
- Plazo de remediación: 10/6/2022
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 %
RCE vía parámetros HTTP no validados en CGI antes de 3.6.5; explotación remota sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N) usando LD_PRELOAD permite ejecución de código arbitrario.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Referencias
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040702
- https://github.com/elttam/advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-17562
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/6f786c123196eb622625a920d54048629a7caa74
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/249
- https://www.elttam.com.au/blog/goahead/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43360/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43877/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040702
- https://github.com/elttam/advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-17562
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/6f786c123196eb622625a920d54048629a7caa74
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/249
- https://www.elttam.com.au/blog/goahead/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43360/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43877/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-17562
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