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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.0

CVE-2017-17055 json

Artica Web Proxy before 3.06.112911 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) at…

published 2017-12-06 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8222

cvss
9.0
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.7%
EPSS 8.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Artica Web Proxy before 3.06.112911 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack involving the username-form-id parameter to freeradius.users.php.

Patch / fix

  • articatech artica_proxy 3.06.112911

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-43206)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-43206 Artica Web Proxy 3.06 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2017-12-01
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • hyp3rlinx.altervista.org http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/ARTICA-WEB-PROXY-v3.06-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION-CVE-2017-17055.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145183/Artica-Web-Proxy-3.06.112216-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 8.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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