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CVE-2017-5168

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  • Published2017-02-13
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

An issue was discovered in Hanwha Techwin Smart Security Manager Versions 1.5 and prior. Multiple Path Traversal vulnerabilities have been identified. The flaws exist within the ActiveMQ Broker service that is installed as part of the product. By issuing specific HTTP requests, if a user visits a malicious page, an attacker can gain access to arbitrary files on the server. Smart Security Manager Versions 1.4 and prior to 1.31 are affected by these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can allow for remote code execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-02-1321:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Hanwha-security smart security manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.5≤ 1.5no fix published

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

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSA-17-040-01 CISA1 known affected

    Hanwha Techwin Smart Security Manager

    Smart Security Manager: Versions 1.5 and prior

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-040-01 · 1 productHanwha Techwin has released a patch for v1.4 and v1.5. Customers using v1.4 and v1.5 need to upgrade using Patch_SSMv1.5_or_1.4_for_Cert_Vulnerability.
  2. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-040-01 · 1 productCustomers using v1.3 and prior need to upgrade using patch SSM-TS v1.60.0.
  3. Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-040-01 · 1 productPatches and updates can be found at this location:

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

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.6 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-02-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5168?

An issue was discovered in Hanwha Techwin Smart Security Manager Versions 1.5 and prior. Multiple Path Traversal vulnerabilities have been identified. The flaws exist within the ActiveMQ Broker service that is installed as part of the product. By issuing specific HTTP requests, if a user visits a malicious page, an attacker can gain access to arbitrary files on the server. Smart Security Manager Versions 1.4 and prior to 1.31 are affected by these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can allow for remote code execution.

Is CVE-2017-5168 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-5168 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5168?

CVE-2017-5168 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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