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CVE-2017-20179

6.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was found in InSTEDD Pollit 2.3.1.

Published Feb 21, 2023EPSS 0.74%

Overview

CVE-2017-20179 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 21, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in InSTEDD Pollit 2.3.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function TourController of the file app/controllers/tour_controller.rb. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 2.3.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 6ef04f8b5972d5f16f8b86f8b53f62fac68d5498. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221507.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/instedd/pollit/commit/6ef04f8b5972d5f16f8b86f8b53f62fac68d5498GitHubgithub.com/instedd/pollit/releases/tag/2.3.2Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.221507Refvuldb.com/?id.221507GitHubgithub.com/instedd/pollit/commit/6ef04f8b5972d5f16f8b86f8b53f62fac68d5498GitHubgithub.com/instedd/pollit/releases/tag/2.3.2Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.221507Refvuldb.com/?id.221507

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20179?

CVE-2017-20179 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 21, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-20179?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-20179?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-20179?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-20179 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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