How severe is CVE-2017-17992?

CVE-2017-17992 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2017-17992 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (75th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2017-17992?

CVE-2017-17992 affects Iwcnetwork Biometric Shift Employee Management System. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17992?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2017-17992 published?

CVE-2017-17992 was published on 2017-12-30 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2017-17992

CVE-2017-17992 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Iwcnetwork Biometric Shift Employee Management System with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-22.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v2: 5.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (75th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected product: Iwcnetwork Biometric Shift Employee Management System
Published: 2017-12-30
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Biometric Shift Employee Management System allows Arbitrary File Download via directory traversal sequences in the index.php form_file_name parameter in a download_form action.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17992?: Biometric Shift Employee Management System allows Arbitrary File Download via directory traversal sequences in the index.php form_file_name parameter in a download_form action.
How severe is CVE-2017-17992?: CVE-2017-17992 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2017-17992 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (75th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2017-17992?: CVE-2017-17992 affects Iwcnetwork Biometric Shift Employee Management System. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17992?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2017-17992 published?: CVE-2017-17992 was published on 2017-12-30 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/Biometric-Shift-Employee-Management-System.md

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:iwcnetwork:biometric_shift_employee_management_system:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Iwcnetwork Biometric Shift Employee Management System

CVE-2017-17990 — High (CVSS 8.8): Biometric Shift Employee Management System has CSRF via index.php in an edit_holiday action.
CVE-2017-17995 — Medium (CVSS 5.4): Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the Last_Name parameter in an index.php?user=ajax request.
CVE-2017-17994 — Medium (CVSS 5.4): Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the criteria parameter in an index.php?user=competency_criteria…
CVE-2017-17993 — Medium (CVSS 5.4): Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the amount parameter in an index.php?user=addition_deduction…
CVE-2017-17991 — Medium (CVSS 5.4): Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the expense_name parameter in an index.php?user=expenses request.
CVE-2017-17989 — Medium (CVSS 5.4): Biometric Shift Employee Management System has XSS via the index.php holiday_name parameter in an edit_holiday action.

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