Accellion FTA prior FTA_9_12_180 seos/1000/find.api method escape output

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Accellion FTA. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file seos/1000/find.api. This manipulation of the argument method as part of Shell Metacharacter causes escape output. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-8303. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Accellion FTA and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file seos/1000/find.api. The manipulation of the argument method as part of a Shell Metacharacter leads to a escape output vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-116. The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.

The bug was discovered 05/05/2017. The weakness was presented 05/05/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-8303 since 04/27/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version FTA_9_12_180 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-100904, VDB-100906, VDB-100907 and VDB-100908 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Escape output
CWE: CWE-116 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FTA FTA_9_12_180

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04/27/2017 🔍
05/05/2017 +8 days 🔍
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05/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/24/2020 +1237 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-8303 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8303
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100903
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8303 - Accellion - File Transfer Appliance - High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2017 18:34
Updated: 09/24/2020 10:31
Changes: 05/06/2017 18:34 (59), 09/24/2020 10:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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