CVE-2017-17550

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Published Nov 10, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ZyXEL ZyWALL USG 2.12 AQQ.2 and 3.30 AQQ.7 devices are affected by a CSRF vulnerability via a cgi-bin/zysh-cgi cmd action to add a user account. This account's access could, for example, subsequently be used for stored XSS.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_usg_100_firmware:2.12\(aqq.2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:zywall_usg_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_usg_100_firmware:3.30\(aqq.7\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:zywall_usg_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8710	ZyXEL ZyWALL USG 2.12 AQQ.2 and 3.30 AQQ.7 devices are affected by a CSRF vulnerability via a cgi-bin/zysh-cgi cmd action to add a user account. This account's access could, for example, subsequently be used for stored XSS.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.494% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.shellcode.it/article/cve-2017-17550/

History

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Subscriptions

Zyxel Zywall Usg 100 Zywall Usg 100 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 10, 2018, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 8:51 PM
Reserved: Dec 11, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 10, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 AM

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