Is CVE-2017-9279 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9279 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9279?

CVE-2017-9279 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.0 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9279?

CVE-2017-9279 has an EPSS score of 0.89% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9279?

Upgrade identity manager to 4.5.6.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9279

LOW

2.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NetIQ Identity Manager before 4.5.6.1 allowed uploading files with double extensions or non-image content in the Themes handling of the User Application Administration, allowing malicious user administrators to potentially execute code or mislead users.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

identity managerNVD

Affected:< 4.5.6.1Fixed in:4.5.6.1CVE-2017-9279derived from NVD

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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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 2024-11-21.