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
- 2026-04-10T03:54:34.235025Z
- 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.
- References
-
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99242
- https://docs.expressionengine.com/latest/about/changelog.html#version-3-5-5
- https://docs.expressionengine.com/v2/about/changelog.html#version-2-11-8
- https://expressionengine.com/blog/expressionengine-3.5.5-and-2.11.8-released
- https://hackerone.com/reports/215890
Affected packages
Git / github.com/expressionengine/expressionengine
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/expressionengine/expressionengine
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affectedIntroduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedLast affected
- Database specific
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Database specific
source
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