VDB-118067 · CVE-2017-2617 · RHSA-2018:0319

Hawtio up to 1.5.4 File Upload unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hawtio up to 1.5.4. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component File Upload. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2617. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hawtio up to 1.5.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

hawtio before version 1.5.5 is vulnerable to remote code execution via file upload. An attacker could use this vulnerability to upload a crafted file which could be executed on a target machine where hawtio is deployed.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/22/2018 with Red Hat as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2617 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96036†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

Hawtio

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.6
CNA Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
Upgrade: Hawtio 1.5.5

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
02/04/2017 +65 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +471 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
08/05/2025 +2631 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2018:0319
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-2617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118067
SecurityFocus: 96036 - Hawtio CVE-2017-2617 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2018 08:45
Updated: 08/05/2025 16:43
Changes: 05/23/2018 08:45 (59), 02/07/2020 21:21 (5), 03/14/2023 15:01 (4), 08/05/2025 16:43 (28)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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