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CVE-2017-16666

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 80.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Xplico before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the name of an uploaded PCAP file. NOTE: this issue can be exploited without authentication by leveraging the user registration feature.

Affected products

• Xplico: before 1.2.1 — fixed in 1.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Xplico 1.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_exec
• https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43430/
• https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538
• http://blog.securityonion.net/2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_exec
• https://pentest.blog/advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43430/
• https://www.xplico.org/archives/1538

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