CVE-2017-14537
trixbox 2.8.0.4 has path traversal via the xajaxargs array parameter to /maint/index.php?packages or the lang parameter to…
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 39.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
trixbox 2.8.0.4 has path traversal via the xajaxargs array parameter to /maint/index.php?packages or the lang parameter to /maint/modules/home/index.php.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Nuclei template and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Nuclei templates1 template
- Trixbox 2.8.0 - Path Traversal (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-14537.yamlSeverity medium
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Trixbox 2.8.0.4 - 'lang' Path Traversal (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 49914webapps, phppublished 28 May 2021Not verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.3% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 103007 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://secur1tyadvisory.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/trixbox-multiple-path-traversal-vulnerabilities-cve-2017-14537/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162853/Trixbox-2.8.0.4-Path-Traversal.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2017-14537-Exploit (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2017-6038 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2017-14537)Record last updated .