CVE-2017-20011 WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner HTTP denial of service

Low 2.8 Published 28 Mar 2022 Updated 15 Apr 2025

A local attacker can cause a denial of service in the WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner via its HTTP handler, affecting unsupported products.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-20011?

CVE-2017-20011 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner, published on 28 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in WEKA INTEREST Security Scanner 1.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20011?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Weka Interest Security Scanner.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20011?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-20011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p228-j6xf-375m.