Medium severity · published May 24, 2018
CVE-2017-9421
Authentication Bypass vulnerability in Accellion kiteworks before 2017.01.00 allows remote attackers to execute certain API calls on behalf of a web user using a gathered token…
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authentication Bypass vulnerability in Accellion kiteworks before 2017.01.00 allows remote attackers to execute certain API calls on behalf of a web user using a gathered token via a POST request to /oauth/token.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kiteworks · Accellion
before 2017.01.00 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9421
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9421
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jer1nj0y/Vulns/blob/master/Kiteworks%20Vulnerability
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