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CVE-2017-17888

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 27.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

cgi-bin/write.cgi in Anti-Web through 3.8.7, as used on NetBiter / HMS, Ouman EH-net, Alliance System WS100 --> AWU 500, Sauter ERW100F001, Carlo Gavazzi SIU-DLG, AEDILIS SMART-1, SYXTHSENSE WebBiter, ABB SREA, and ASCON DY WebServer devices, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted multipart/form-data content, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9097.

Affected products

• Hoytech Antiweb: through 3.8.7; 3.0.7-hms2

References

• https://github.com/ezelf/AntiWeb_testing-Suite/tree/master/RCE
• https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-96555
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdkZA1DO08Y
• https://github.com/ezelf/AntiWeb_testing-Suite/tree/master/RCE
• https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-96555
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdkZA1DO08Y

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