← Back
CVE-2017-12440
high
CVSS 7.5
Vulnerability in aodh (CVE-2017-12440)
Summary
vulnerability in aodh (CVE-2017-12440). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `6.0.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2017-12440** has been found in aodh.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade aodh to **6.0.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "aodh CVE-2017-12440" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-12440 (aodh) — CWE-306 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: `6.0.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-306) exists in aodh.
📍 Affected scope
aodh — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **6.0.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'aodh' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
-
1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'aodh' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `aodh` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
-
6Apply patch patch
Upgrade aodh to 6.0.1ステージング環境で 6.0.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
-
7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
aodh
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.0.1"}]}]
References
- advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3953
- advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100455
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3227
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0315
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12440
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86cv-9gpx-6hwj
- package https://pypi.org/project/aodh
- patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossn/+bug/1649333
- patch https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493823/
- patch https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493824/
- patch https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493826/
- web https://github.com/openstack/aodh/commit/149d3ad2193b4d17df801f82a0a6be62dba564db
- web https://github.com/openstack/aodh/commit/92182de328d1f088c5f5a68326d2b207b21e06ea
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493823
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493824
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493826