CVE-2017-16861

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

It was possible for double OGNL evaluation in certain redirect action and in WebWork URL and Anchor tags in JSP files to occur. An attacker who can access the web interface of Fisheye or Crucible or who hosts a website that a user who can access the web interface of Fisheye or Crucible visits, is able to exploit this vulnerability to execute Java code of their choice on systems that run a vulnerable version of Fisheye or Crucible. All versions of Fisheye and Crucible before 4.4.5 (the fixed version for 4.4.x) and from 4.5.0 before 4.5.2 (the fixed version for 4.5.x) are affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
78.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 1, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

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https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/FE-6991
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https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8156
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102971

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-16861?
CVE-2017-16861 is a critical vulnerability published on February 1, 2018. It was possible for double OGNL evaluation in certain redirect action and in WebWork URL and Anchor tags in JSP files to occur. An attacker who can access the web interface of Fisheye or Crucible or who hosts a website that a user who can access the web interface of Fisheye or Crucible visits, is…
When was CVE-2017-16861 disclosed?
CVE-2017-16861 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 1, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-16861 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-16861 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 78.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-16861?
CVE-2017-16861 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-16861?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-16861, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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