PT-2017-12165 · Acunetix · Acunetix

Code16 · Published 2017-07-27 · Updated 2017-08-09 · CVE-2017-11673

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Acunetix version 8

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. This is achieved via a malformed PRE file and is related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

Recommendations For Acunetix version 8, consider avoiding the use of malformed PRE files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the Reporter.exe module to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-11673

Affected Products

Acunetix

References · 3

• 🔥 http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/07/readwrite-access-violation-acunetix.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11673 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11673 · Vendor Advisory