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CVE-2017-9640: A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web prior to 6.5; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; AL...

CVE-2017-9640 · published 9 years ago
Summary

A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web prior to 6.5; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An auth...

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
automatedlogic i-vu <= 5.2
<= 5.5
<= 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:automatedlogic:i-vu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
automatedlogic sitescan_web <= 5.2
<= 5.5
<= 6.1
cpe:2.3:a:automatedlogic:sitescan_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
carrier automatedlogic_webctrl <= 5.2
<= 5.5
<= 6.0
<= 6.1
cpe:2.3:a:carrier:automatedlogic_webctrl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web prior to 6.5; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; AL...
A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web prior to 6.5; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An authenticated attacker may be able to overwrite files that are used to execute code. This vulnerability does not affect version 6.5 of the software.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
6.3 Medium
Exploitation
8% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-22Path Traversal
Timeline
Published25 Aug 2017
Updated15 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2017-9640 · NVD
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