CVE-2017-11673 json
Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malform…
published 2017-07-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-3285
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."
Exploit prediction
2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- code610.blogspot.com http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/07/readwrite-access-violation-acunetix.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
code610.blogspot.com
/2017/07/readwrite-access-violation-acunetix.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-11673
- NVD CVE-2017-11673
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