HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2017-14993
HIGH

CVE-2017-14993

CWE-425Published: February 20, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

OXID eShop Community Edition before 6.0.0 RC3 (development), 4.10.x before 4.10.6 (maintenance), and 4.9.x before 4.9.11 (legacy), Enterprise Edition before 6.0.0 RC3 (development), 5.2.x before 5.2.11 (legacy), and 5.3.x before 5.3.6 (maintenance), and Professional Edition before 6.0.0 RC3 (development), 4.9.x before 4.9.11 (legacy) and 4.10.x before 4.10.6 (maintenance) allow remote attackers to crawl specially crafted URLs (aka "forced browsing") in order to overflow the database of the shop and consequently make it stop working. Prerequisite: the shop allows rendering empty categories to the storefront via an admin option.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-14993 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

oxid-esales1 product(s)
eshop
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://oxidforge.org/en/security-bulletin-2017-002.html
PATCHhttps://oxidforge.org/en/security-bulletin-2017-002.html
ADVISORYhttps://bugs.oxid-esales.com/view.php?id=6678
ADVISORYhttps://bugs.oxid-esales.com/view.php?id=6678

All References (4)

→
https://bugs.oxid-esales.com/view.php?id=6678Vendor Advisory
→
https://oxidforge.org/en/security-bulletin-2017-002.htmlPatch · Vendor Advisory
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https://bugs.oxid-esales.com/view.php?id=6678Vendor Advisory
→
https://oxidforge.org/en/security-bulletin-2017-002.htmlPatch · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-14993
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-425
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedFeb 20, 2018

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2017-14993 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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