WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner HTTP denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner 1.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20011
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p228-j6xf-375m
References
Advisory 1
More WEKA Interest Security Scanner vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-14087 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Portscan memory allocation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-14084 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Stresstest Configuration denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2017-14083 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Stresstest Scheme denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2017-14086 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner LAN Viewer denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2017-14085 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner Webspider denial of service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-20011 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-20011 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p228-j6xf-375m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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