CVE-2017-9807 — An issue was discovered in the OpenWebif plugin through 1

An issue was discovered in the OpenWebif plugin through 1.2.4 for E2 open devices. The saveConfig function of "plugin/controllers/models/config.py" performs an eval() call on the contents of the "key" HTTP GET parameter. This allows an unauthenticated remote a

01What is this vulnerability?

An issue was discovered in the OpenWebif plugin through 1.2.4 for E2 open devices. The saveConfig function of "plugin/controllers/models/config.py" performs an eval() call on the contents of the "key" HTTP GET parameter. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary Python code or OS commands via api/saveconfig.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-06-22T03:29:00.207
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/02/4
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99232
• census-labs.com — https://census-labs.com/news/2017/10/02/e2openplugin-openwebif-saveconfig-remote…
• github.com — https://github.com/E2OpenPlugins/e2openplugin-OpenWebif/issues/620
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/02/4
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99232
• census-labs.com — https://census-labs.com/news/2017/10/02/e2openplugin-openwebif-saveconfig-remote…
• github.com — https://github.com/E2OpenPlugins/e2openplugin-OpenWebif/issues/620