CVE-2017-15220

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: October 11, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Flexense VX Search Enterprise 10.1.12 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow via an empty POST request to a long URI beginning with a /../ substring. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42973/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42973/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

7.1%

93th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

flexense

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