# CVE-2017-1440: Code injection in Emptoris Services Procurement

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on the server by sending a specially crafted URL to include malicious files.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jf79-6xx8-ww93

## What is CVE-2017-1440?

CVE-2017-1440 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Services Procurement, published on 30 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Emptoris Services Procurement 10.0.0.5 could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server. IBM X-Force ID: 128105.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1440?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Emptoris Services Procurement.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Emptoris Services Procurement

- [CVE-2017-1442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1442/): Cross-site request forgery in Emptoris Services Procurement (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1443](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1443/): Cross-site scripting in Emptoris Services Procurement (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-1441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1441/): Information disclosure in Emptoris Services Procurement (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1440 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1440 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Services Procurement, published on 30 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Emptoris Services Procurement. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1440/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1440/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1440
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1440
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1440

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1440/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.