Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router up to 8.5.0.0 PHP code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router up to 8.5.0.0. This affects an unknown function of the component PHP. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-9841. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router up to 8.5.0.0 (Cloud Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PHP. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/19/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2021. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-9841. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/18/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277023 (Fedora Security Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2017-59251d350d)). This issue was added on 02/15/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 08/15/2022:

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Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50702). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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06/24/2017 🔍
10/19/2021 +1578 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2021
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-9841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-184676
SecurityFocus: 101798
SecurityTracker: 1039812

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2021 08:09
Updated: 10/18/2025 08:49
Changes: 10/20/2021 08:09 (39), 10/23/2021 16:23 (5), 10/23/2021 16:30 (20), 04/22/2024 21:41 (26), 08/19/2024 15:04 (2), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 01/22/2025 21:18 (1), 10/18/2025 08:49 (3)
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