TI-2017-12813 Aliases CVE-2017-17536 GHSA-j2x8-qgjm-w8gp

Phabricator before 2017-11-10 does not block the --config and --debugger flags to the…

MEDIUM 42Published 2017-12-11 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Phabricator before 2017-11-10 does not block the --config and --debugger flags to the Mercurial hg program, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the web UI to browse a branch whose name begins with a --config= or --debugger= substring.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02005 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:phacility:phabricator::::::::	before 2017-11-10	Vulnerable	Phacility

cpe:2.3:a:phacility:phabricator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2017-11-10 Vulnerable ·Phacility

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17536
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2x8-qgjm-w8gp

References

Patch 1

https://secure.phabricator.com/T13012

Advisory 1

https://hackerone.com/reports/288704

Sources

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