A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web prior to 6.5; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An authenticated attacker may be able to overwrite files that are used to execute code. This vulnerability does not affect version 6.5 of the software.
Published 2017-08-25 19:29:00
Updated 2021-07-27 19:25:57
Source ICS-CERT
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversalExecute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9640

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.13%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 48 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-9640

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
6.5
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.0
6.4
NIST
6.3
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.8
3.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-9640

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by:
    • ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-9640

Products affected by CVE-2017-9640

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