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CVE-2017-20178

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  • Published2023-02-21
  • Fixed in2.8.1
  • WeaknessCWE-200

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Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in Codiad 2.8.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function saveJSON of the file components/install/process.php. The manipulation of the argument data leads to information disclosure. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.8.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 517119de673e62547ee472a730be0604f44342b5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-221498 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-2118:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
codiad/codiad
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.8< 2.8.12.8.1
Codiad
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.8= 2.8.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update codiad/codiad to 2.8.1

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.13.1known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 2.02.1known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-200known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.7 %2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2023-03-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-02-21
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2q79-56rq-8v3c

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20178?

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in Codiad 2.8.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function saveJSON of the file components/install/process.php. The manipulation of the argument data leads to information disclosure. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.8.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 517119de673e62547ee472a730be0604f44342b5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-221498 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Is CVE-2017-20178 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-20178 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.7% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-20178?

CVE-2017-20178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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