Yaws 1.91 allows Unauthenticated Remote File Disclosure via HTTP Directory Traversal with /%5C../ to port 8080. NOTE: this CVE is only about use of an initial /%5C sequence to defeat traversal protection mechanisms; the initial /%5C sequence was apparently not discussed in earlier research on this product.
CVE-2017-10974
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 90% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 81%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EPSS
- 99.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 7, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (6)
- cve@mitrehttp://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/YAWS-WEB-SERVER-v1.91-UNAUTHENTICATED-REMOTE-FILE-DISCLOSURE.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99515
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42303/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/YAWS-WEB-SERVER-v1.91-UNAUTHENTICATED-REMOTE-FILE-DISCLOSURE.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99515
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42303/
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-22 11:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-22 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-21 20:06 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-05-20 22:37 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-42303First seen Jul 7, 2017
Yaws 1.91 - Remote File Disclosure
Open source ↗ - Nucleihttp/cves/2017/CVE-2017-10974.yamlFirst seen Jan 1, 2017
Yaws 1.91 - Local File Inclusion
Open source ↗
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