CVE-2017-8303

Q: How do I fix CVE-2017-8303?

Upgrade file transfer appliance to 9_12_180 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2017-8303 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-8303 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 24.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-8303?

CVE-2017-8303 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2017-8303 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for file transfer appliance (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 98th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.

CWE-116

How to fix

Remediation Available

file transfer applianceNVD

Affected:< 9_12_180Fixed in:9_12_180CVE-2017-8303derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

24.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

gist.github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-116 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-38475	Critical	9.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-36446	Critical	9.8	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-31806	Medium	6.5	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-30781	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-36099	Critical	9.9	76%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-36100	Critical	9.9	74%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2017-8303?

Upgrade file transfer appliance to 9_12_180 or later.

Is CVE-2017-8303 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-8303 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 24.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2017-8303?

CVE-2017-8303 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2017-8303 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for file transfer appliance (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.