GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2017-20038 (GCVE-0-2017-20038)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-11 10:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 14:27
VLAI
Title
SICUNET Access Controller card_scan_decoder.php privileges management
Summary
A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file card_scan_decoder.php. The manipulation of the argument No/door leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:13 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SICUNET Access Controller Affected: 0.32-05z
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Andrew Griffiths
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T21:45:25.198Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.98906"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2017-20038",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-04-14T17:13:26.147370Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-04-15T14:27:05.409Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "Access Controller",
          "vendor": "SICUNET",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0.32-05z"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Andrew Griffiths"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file card_scan_decoder.php. The manipulation of the argument No/door leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
            "baseScore": 6.3,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "integrityImpact": "LOW",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-269",
              "description": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2022-06-11T10:00:23.000Z",
        "orgId": "1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5",
        "shortName": "VulDB"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.98906"
        }
      ],
      "title": "SICUNET Access Controller card_scan_decoder.php privileges management",
      "x_generator": "vuldb.com",
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cna@vuldb.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2017-20038",
          "REQUESTER": "cna@vuldb.com",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC",
          "TITLE": "SICUNET Access Controller card_scan_decoder.php privileges management"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "Access Controller",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "0.32-05z"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "SICUNET"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "credit": "Andrew Griffiths",
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file card_scan_decoder.php. The manipulation of the argument No/door leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely."
            }
          ]
        },
        "generator": "vuldb.com",
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "baseScore": "6.3",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://vuldb.com/?id.98906",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.98906"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5",
    "assignerShortName": "VulDB",
    "cveId": "CVE-2017-20038",
    "datePublished": "2022-06-11T10:00:23.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2022-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-04-15T14:27:05.409Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2017-20038",
      "date": "2026-09-16",
      "epss": "0.00708",
      "percentile": "0.51771"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:sicunet:access_control:0.32-05z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"152940F3-49C7-47D7-901B-786092C25E7F\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file card_scan_decoder.php. The manipulation of the argument No/door leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Se ha encontrado una vulnerabilidad en SICUNET Access Controller versi\\u00f3n 0.32-05z y ha sido clasificada como cr\\u00edtica. Este problema afecta a una funcionalidad desconocida del archivo card_scan_decoder.php. La manipulaci\\u00f3n del argumento No/door conlleva a una escalada de privilegios. El ataque puede ser lanzado remotamente\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2017-20038",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T03:22:30.113",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV31\": [{\"source\": \"cna@vuldb.com\", \"type\": \"Secondary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\", \"baseScore\": 6.3, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"LOW\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 2.8, \"impactScore\": 3.4}, {\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"baseScore\": 8.8, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 2.8, \"impactScore\": 5.9}], \"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\", \"baseScore\": 7.5, \"accessVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"accessComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"integrityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"HIGH\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 10.0, \"impactScore\": 6.4, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": false}]}",
      "published": "2022-06-11T10:15:09.797",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\", \"source\": \"cna@vuldb.com\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\", \"source\": \"cna@vuldb.com\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "cna@vuldb.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"cna@vuldb.com\", \"type\": \"Secondary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-269\"}]}, {\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"NVD-CWE-noinfo\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2017-20038\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"published\":\"2022-06-11T10:15:09.797\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T03:22:30.113\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file card_scan_decoder.php. The manipulation of the argument No/door leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Se ha encontrado una vulnerabilidad en SICUNET Access Controller versi\u00f3n 0.32-05z y ha sido clasificada como cr\u00edtica. Este problema afecta a una funcionalidad desconocida del archivo card_scan_decoder.php. La manipulaci\u00f3n del argumento No/door conlleva a una escalada de privilegios. El ataque puede ser lanzado remotamente\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\",\"baseScore\":6.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"LOW\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.8,\"impactScore\":3.4},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":8.8,\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.8,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":7.5,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":10.0,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-269\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"NVD-CWE-noinfo\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:sicunet:access_control:0.32-05z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"152940F3-49C7-47D7-901B-786092C25E7F\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\",\"source\":\"cna@vuldb.com\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-05T21:45:25.198Z\"}}, {\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2017-20038\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-04-14T17:13:26.147370Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-14T17:13:27.609Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"SICUNET Access Controller card_scan_decoder.php privileges management\", \"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Andrew Griffiths\"}], \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 6.3, \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"SICUNET\", \"product\": \"Access Controller\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"0.32-05z\"}]}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\", \"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"]}], \"x_generator\": \"vuldb.com\", \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file card_scan_decoder.php. The manipulation of the argument No/door leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-269\", \"description\": \"CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5\", \"shortName\": \"VulDB\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2022-06-11T10:00:23.000Z\"}, \"x_legacyV4Record\": {\"credit\": \"Andrew Griffiths\", \"impact\": {\"cvss\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": \"6.3\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L\"}}, \"affects\": {\"vendor\": {\"vendor_data\": [{\"product\": {\"product_data\": [{\"version\": {\"version_data\": [{\"version_value\": \"0.32-05z\"}]}, \"product_name\": \"Access Controller\"}]}, \"vendor_name\": \"SICUNET\"}]}}, \"data_type\": \"CVE\", \"generator\": \"vuldb.com\", \"references\": {\"reference_data\": [{\"url\": \"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\", \"name\": \"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/25\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}, {\"url\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\", \"name\": \"https://vuldb.com/?id.98906\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\"}]}, \"data_format\": \"MITRE\", \"description\": {\"description_data\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability was found in SICUNET Access Controller 0.32-05z and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file card_scan_decoder.php. The manipulation of the argument No/door leads to privilege escalation. The attack may be launched remotely.\"}]}, \"problemtype\": {\"problemtype_data\": [{\"description\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management\"}]}]}, \"data_version\": \"4.0\", \"CVE_data_meta\": {\"ID\": \"CVE-2017-20038\", \"STATE\": \"PUBLIC\", \"TITLE\": \"SICUNET Access Controller card_scan_decoder.php privileges management\", \"ASSIGNER\": \"cna@vuldb.com\", \"REQUESTER\": \"cna@vuldb.com\"}}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2017-20038\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-15T14:27:05.409Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2022-06-05T00:00:00.000Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5\", \"datePublished\": \"2022-06-11T10:00:23.000Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"VulDB\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.