CVE-2017-17738
The BrightSign Digital Signage (4k242) device (Firmware 6.2.63 and below) allows renaming and modifying files via /tools.html.
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 5.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The BrightSign Digital Signage (4k242) device (Firmware 6.2.63 and below) allows renaming and modifying files via /tools.html.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- BrightSign Digital Signage - Multiple Vulnerablities (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 43364webapps, hardwarepublished 19 Dec 2017Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 43364 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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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 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.8% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
2
- http://www.information-paradox.net/2017/12/brightsign-multiple-vulnerablities-cve.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 43364 (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-2017-8890 (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-2017-17738)Record last updated .