High severity8.1CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2017· Updated Apr 21, 2026
CVE-2017-17562
CVE-2017-17562
Description
Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked. This is a result of initializing the environment of forked CGI scripts using untrusted HTTP request parameters in the cgiHandler function in cgi.c. When combined with the glibc dynamic linker, this behaviour can be abused for remote code execution using special parameter names such as LD_PRELOAD. An attacker can POST their shared object payload in the body of the request, and reference it using /proc/self/fd/0.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:oracle:integrated_lights_out_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:integrated_lights_out_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:integrated_lights_out_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
16f786c123196https://github.com/embedthis/goaheadvia nvd-ref
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
9- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/6f786c123196eb622625a920d54048629a7caa74nvdBroken LinkPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.elttam.com.au/blog/goahead/nvdBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43360/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43877/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040702nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/elttam/advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-17562nvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/249nvdBroken LinkIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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