{"cve":"CVE-2017-9538","nvd":{"published":"2017-10-03T01:29:03.310","modified":"2026-06-17T01:28:19.817","status":"Modified","description":"The 'Upload logo from external path' function of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor version 12.0.15300.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (permanent display of a \"Cannot exit above the top directory\" error message throughout the entire web application) via a \"..\" in the path field. In other words, the denial of service is caused by an incorrect implementation of a directory-traversal protection mechanism.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":4.9},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541263/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101066","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541263/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101066"],"products":["solarwinds:network_performance_monitor"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-9538","score":0.02432,"percentile":0.84255,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}