CVE-2017-16894

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In Laravel framework through 5.5.21, remote attackers can obtain sensitive information (such as externally usable passwords) via a direct request for the /.env URI. NOTE: this CVE is only about Laravel framework's writeNewEnvironmentFileWith function in src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/KeyGenerateCommand.php, which uses file_put_contents without restricting the .env permissions. The .env filename is not used exclusively by Laravel framework.

Published: 2017-11-20 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-16894 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 88.79%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-16894

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
47129 exploit_db edb 2019-07-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16894

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-25 85.79% 88.79% +3.00%
2 2025-09-10 86.22% 85.79% -0.43%
3 2025-08-30 — 86.22% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-16894

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-16894

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-16894

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2017-16894 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (php-laravel-framework), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16894

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-16894

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
laravel laravel <= 5.5.21 cpe:2.3:a:laravel:laravel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-16894

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