CVE-2017-11667 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can maintain indefinite API access via hijacked sessions due to improper session expiry handling in OpenProject.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11667?
CVE-2017-11667 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenProject before 6.1.6 and 7.x before 7.0.3 mishandles session expiry, which allows remote attackers to perform APIv3 requests indefinitely by leveraging a hijacked session.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11667?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openproject Openproject.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11667?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11667 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-11667 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11667 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-25763 Command Injection on OpenProject repositories leads to Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-24685 OpenProject has Argument Injection on Repository module that allows Arbitrary File Write
- CVE-2026-32698 OpenProject has a SQL Injection via Custom Field Name that can be chained to Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-32703 OpenProject's repository files are served with the MIME type allowing them to be used to bypass Content Security Policy
Sources
Also known as CVE-2017-1000233, GHSA-2w7h-66vj-246p.