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high 7.8

CVE-2017-1000052 json

Null Byte Injection in Plug.Static

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-2q6v-32mr-8p8x , EUVD-2022-1597

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Elixir Plug before v1.0.4, v1.1.7, v1.2.3 and v1.3.2 is vulnerable to null byte injection in the Plug.Static component, which may allow users to bypass filetype restrictions.

Patch / fix

  • hex plug 1.0.4, 1.1.7, 1.2.3, 1.3.2
  • plug_project plug 1.0.4, 1.1.7, 1.2.3, 1.3.2

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Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
hex plug
<1.0.4
>=1.1.0, <1.1.7
>=1.2.0, <1.2.3
>=1.3.0, <1.3.2
1.0.4
1.1.7
1.2.3
1.3.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

Sources

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