CVE-2017-5187

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) vulnerability in Directory Server (aka Enterprise Server Administration web UI) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 and earlier, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to view and alter (CWE-275) configuration information and inject OS commands (CWE-78) via forged requests.

Published: 2017-08-21 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-5187 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.75%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5187

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 2026-06-15 0.19% 0.75% +0.56%
2 2026-04-21 0.25% 0.19% -0.06%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.25% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-5187

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-5187

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5187

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microfocus directory_server — cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus enterprise_developer 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus enterprise_developer 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus enterprise_developer 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus enterprise_server <= 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus enterprise_server 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus enterprise_server 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus enterprise_server_monitor_and_control — cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server_monitor_and_control:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-5187

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