CVE-2017-8003

EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability. A remote authenticated high privileged user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to access unauthorized information from the underlying OS server by supplying specially crafted strings in input parameters of the application.

Published: 2017-07-09 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-8003 is rated Moderate Risk (50.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.58%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.89% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8003

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 0.69% 2.58% +1.89%
2 2025-03-30 1.08% 0.69% -0.38%
3 2025-03-29 1.08%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-8003

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.
1.2 3.6 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-8003

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-8003

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc data_protection_advisor <= 6.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-8003

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/12 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99487 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038841 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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