CVE-2017-14993

Name: CVE-2017-14993
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-02-20T23:29:00.307+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.23%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14993 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.23%

65.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-425

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Oxid-Esales	Eshop	>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.11	—
Oxid-Esales	Eshop	>= 4.10.0, < 4.10.6	—
Oxid-Esales	Eshop	>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.11	—
Oxid-Esales	Eshop	>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.6	—
Oxid-Esales	Eshop	6.0.0	Rc1

References

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

Timeline

Published: Feb 20, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14993?

How severe is CVE-2017-14993?

Severity scoring for CVE-2017-14993 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14993?

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Source: NVD / NIST