CVE-2017-12778

Public Exploit

Description

The UI Lock feature in qBittorrent version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass, which allows Attack to gain unauthorized access to qBittorrent functions by tampering the affected flag value of the config file at the C:\Users\<username>\Roaming\qBittorrent pathname. The attacker must change the value of the "locked" attribute to "false" within the "Locking" stanza. NOTE: This is an intended behavior. See https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory archive.is
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://medium.com/%40BaYinMin/cve-2017-12778-qbittorrent-ui-lock-authentication-bypass-30959ff55ada
http://archive.is/eF2GR third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/I-forgot-my-UI-lock-password

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12778?
CVE-2017-12778 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12778?
To fix CVE-2017-12778, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12778 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12778 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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