CVE-2017-0897

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    CVE-2017-0897

    Published: 22 Jun 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    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

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0017bb5add82250eb8f3fa8252c38590e0989d38
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.10.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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