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medium 6.5

CVE-2017-14537 json

trixbox 2.8.0.4 has path traversal via the xajaxargs array parameter to /maint/index.php?packages or the lang parameter to /maint/modules/h…

published 2018-02-16 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6038

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
39.3%
EPSS 39.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

trixbox 2.8.0.4 has path traversal via the xajaxargs array parameter to /maint/index.php?packages or the lang parameter to /maint/modules/home/index.php.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-49914)

Exploit prediction

39.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-49914 Trixbox 2.8.0.4 - 'lang' Path Traversal webapps, 2021-05-28
  • Nuclei template Trixbox 2.8.0 - Path Traversal nuclei detection template
  • secur1tyadvisory.wordpress.com https://secur1tyadvisory.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/trixbox-multiple-path-traversal-vulnerabilities-cve-2017-14537/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162853/Trixbox-2.8.0.4-Path-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2017-14537-Exploit referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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