CVE-2017-20166

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Published Jan 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Ecto 2.2.0 lacks a certain protection mechanism associated with the interaction between is_nil and raise.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ecto_project:ecto:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-0331	Ecto 2.2.0 lacks a certain protection mechanism associated with the interaction between is_nil and raise.
Github GHSA	GHSA-4r2f-6fm9-2qgh	Ecto lacks a protection mechanism
Github GHSA	GHSA-2xxx-fhc8-9qvq	Ecto missing `is_nil` requirement

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.365% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xxx-fhc8-9qvq
https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/commit/db55b0cba6525c24ebddc88ef9ae0c1c00620250
https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/pull/2125
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/elixir-ecto/0m4NPfg_MMU

History

Apr 9, 2025 6:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-754
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

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Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 5:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 10, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 5:30 PM
Reserved: Jan 10, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:45 PM

Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:45 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 10, 2023, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

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