HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2017-4966
HIGH

CVE-2017-4966

CWE-200Published: June 13, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in these Pivotal RabbitMQ versions: all 3.4.x versions, all 3.5.x versions, and 3.6.x versions prior to 3.6.9; and these RabbitMQ for PCF versions: all 1.5.x versions, 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.18, and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.15. RabbitMQ management UI stores signed-in user credentials in a browser's local storage without expiration, making it possible to retrieve them using a chained attack.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-4966 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-200): Information exposure vulnerabilities leak sensitive data to unauthorized actors.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

broadcom1 product(s)
rabbitmq server
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
pivotal_software1 product(s)
rabbitmq
Source: NVD CPE · 69 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html
ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4966
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html
ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4966

All References (4)

→
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4966Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
→
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
→
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2017-4966Mitigation · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-4966
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-200
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 13, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2017-4966 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.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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