CVE-2017-17098
The writeLog function in fn_common.php in gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted)...
The writeLog function in fn_common.php in gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted) through 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via a crafted request that is mishandled during admin log viewing, as demonstrated by <?php system($_GET[cmd]); ?> in a login request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The writeLog function in fn_common.php in gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted) through 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via a crafted request that is mishandled during admin log viewing, as demonstrated by <?php system($_GET[cmd]); ?> in a login request.
- Record
CVE-2017-17098- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The writeLog function in fn_common.php in gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted) through 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via a crafted request that is mishandled during admin log viewing, as demonstrated by <?php system($_GET[cmd]); ?> in a login request.
- Record
CVE-2017-17098- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8264 No score
The writeLog function in fn_common.php in gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted) through 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via a crafted request that is mishandled during admin log viewing, as demonstrated by <?php system($_GET[cmd]); ?> in a login request.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8264- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmxm-7vm3-c6vr
The writeLog function in fn_common.php in gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted)...
The writeLog function in fn_common.php in gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted) through 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code via a crafted request that is mishandled during admin log viewing, as demonstrated by <?php system($_GET[cmd]); ?> in a login request.
- Record
GHSA-pmxm-7vm3-c6vr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software < 3.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2018-01-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-17098 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gps-server Gps Tracking Software, published January 2, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.64%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.