CVE-2017-17055

Artica Web Proxy before 3.06.112911 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by...

9.0 CriticalPublic exploit

Artica Web Proxy before 3.06.112911 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack involving the username-form-id parameter to freeradius.users.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

8.71%Down 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.0

Record: CVE-2017-17055
CVSS 3.0: 9.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 8.5 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-17055
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-8222 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-8222
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-296m-rvp8-vc89 9.0

Artica Web Proxy before 3.06.112911 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by...

Record: GHSA-296m-rvp8-vc89
CVSS 3.0: 9.0 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

articatech artica proxy

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Artica Web Proxy 3.06 - Remote Code Execution	2017-12-01

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-17055 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Articatech Artica Proxy, published December 6, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.71%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.