Cyber Resilience

CVE-2017-20018

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 09 June 2022

Published
09 June 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0017 38.2th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2017-20018 is a medium-severity Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability in Apachefriends Xampp. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 38.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability was found in XAMPP 7.1.1-0-VC14. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. It is possible to launch the attack remotely.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apachefriends
xampp
7.1.1-0-vc14

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References