CVE-2017-0897

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0897
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-0897.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-0897
Published
2017-06-22T21:29:00.183Z
Modified
2026-07-08T05:48:37.951073565Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

ExpressionEngine version 2.x < 2.11.8 and version 3.x < 3.5.5 create an object signing token with weak entropy. Successfully guessing the token can lead to remote code execution.

Database specific
{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "source": "CPE_STRING",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.0.0:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.0.1:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.0.2:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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                {
                    "introduced": "2.0.0-public_beta"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.0.0-public_beta"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.0.1-public_beta"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.0.1-public_beta"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.0.2-public_beta"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.0.2-public_beta"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.1.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.1.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.1.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.1.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.1.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.1.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.1.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.1.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.1.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.1.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.1.5"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.1.5"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.2.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.2.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.2.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.2.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.2.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.2.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.3.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.3.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.3.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.3.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.4.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.4.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.5.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.5.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.5.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.5.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.5.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.5.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.5.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.5.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.5.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.5.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.5.5"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.5.5"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.6.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.6.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.6.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.6.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.7.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.7.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.7.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.7.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.7.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.7.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.7.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.7.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.8.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.8.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.8.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.8.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.9.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.9.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.9.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.9.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.9.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.9.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.9.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.9.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.10.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.10.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.10.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.10.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.10.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.10.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.5"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.5"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.6"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.6"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.11.7"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.11.7"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.0.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.0.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.0.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.0.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.0.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.0.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.0.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.0.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.0.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.0.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.0.5"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.0.5"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.0.6"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.0.6"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.1.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.1.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.1.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.1.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.1.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.1.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.1.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.1.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.1.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.1.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.2.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.2.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.2.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.2.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.3.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.3.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.3.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.3.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.3.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.3.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.3.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.3.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.3.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.3.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.4"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.5"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.5"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.6"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.6"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.4.7"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.4.7"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.5.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.5.0"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.5.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.5.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.5.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.5.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.5.4"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "3.5.4"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/expressionengine/expressionengine

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/expressionengine/expressionengine
Events
Database specific
{
    "cpe": [
        "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
        "cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "source": "CPE_STRING",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.10.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.10.1"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "3.5.1"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "3.5.1"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.10.1
3.*
3.5.1

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-0897.json"