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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-9640 · published 25 August 2017

CVE-2017-9640: Automatedlogic i-vu path traversal vulnerability

Automatedlogic · I Vu

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.

6.3 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 8.5% · top 5.2% CWE-22 · Path traversal
6.3CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
8.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100452 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01 MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42543/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100452 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01 MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42543/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-9640), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.