CVE-2017-17411
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Linksys WVBR0. Authentication is not…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 87.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Linksys WVBR0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web management portal. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of user data before executing a system call. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges. Was ZDI-CAN-4892.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- Linksys WVBR0-25 User-Agent Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/linksys_wvbr0_user_agent_exec_noauthRank excellentdisclosed 13 Dec 2017
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Linksys WVBR0-25 - User-Agent Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 43429remote, hardwarepublished 4 Jan 2018Not verified
- Linksys WVBR0 - 'User-Agent' Remote Command Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 43363webapps, hardwarepublished 14 Dec 2017Not verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 43363 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 43429 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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 zdi
- 16 days later
· 16 days later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 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 | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 87.9% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
- affected WVBR0
References
5
- 102212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9336 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 43363 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-973 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 43429 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_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-2017-8576 (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-2017-17411)Record last updated .