`CVE-2017-1000028` Oracle GlassFish Server

Affected software	Oracle GlassFish Server
Severity	7.5 High CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Weakness	Path traversal (CWE-22)
Published	17 Jul 2017
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

Oracle, GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 is vulnerable to both authenticated and unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability, that can be exploited by issuing a specially crafted HTTP GET request.

Exploitation status

Exploited

Real-world exploitation reported by VulnCheck KEV. CISA has not confirmed it.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. Honeypot sightings · 3 exploits · earliest 2023-12-12.
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC 8 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB, GitHub PoC, Nuclei; first seen 2015-08-27.
EPSS 99% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs.

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2017-1000028 in VulnCheck (free account).

Evidence	Source	Detail	Date
Honeypot sighting	Shadowserver honeypots	Exploitation attempts seen on 284 days	2023-12-12 to 2026-10-12
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 9704a359a168	Exploit type: infoleak	2023-12-07
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB e7d29ef05004	Exploit type: info-leak	2026-10-09
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 423c72a89ff1	Exploit type: info-leak	2026-10-26

Evidence

Source

Detail

Date

Honeypot sighting

Shadowserver honeypots

Exploitation attempts seen on 284 days

2023-12-12 to 2026-10-12

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 9704a359a168

Exploit type: infoleak

2023-12-07

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB e7d29ef05004

Exploit type: info-leak

2026-10-09

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 423c72a89ff1

Exploit type: info-leak

2026-10-26

3 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
GitHub PoC	POC&EXP for GlassFish<4.1.1(not including 4.1.1).	1	2023-12-07
GitHub PoC	Secure REST API with CI/CD security scanning (Bandit SAST + pip-audit SCA) and a reproducible CVE-2017-1000028 lab (GlassFish 4.1)		2026-10-26
GitHub PoC	Vulhub glassfish/CVE-2017-1000028: GlassFish 4.1 Admin Console Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2017-1000028), run with Isoloom		2026-10-08
Exploit-DB	Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit)		2018-08-14
Exploit-DB	Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit)		2018-08-14
Exploit-DB	Oracle Glassfish OSE 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit)		2018-08-14
Exploit-DB	Oracle GlassFish Server 4.1 - Directory Traversal		2015-08-27
Nuclei	Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Local File Inclusion

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

GitHub PoC

POC&EXP for GlassFish<4.1.1(not including 4.1.1).

2023-12-07

GitHub PoC

Secure REST API with CI/CD security scanning (Bandit SAST + pip-audit SCA) and a reproducible CVE-2017-1000028 lab (GlassFish 4.1)

2026-10-26

GitHub PoC

Vulhub glassfish/CVE-2017-1000028: GlassFish 4.1 Admin Console Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2017-1000028), run with Isoloom

2026-10-08

Exploit-DB

Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit)

2018-08-14

Exploit-DB

Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit)

2018-08-14

Exploit-DB

Oracle Glassfish OSE 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit)

2018-08-14

Exploit-DB

Oracle GlassFish Server 4.1 - Directory Traversal

2015-08-27

Nuclei

Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Local File Inclusion

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full Path traversal
Action available security rule
Review automated Inferred
Record active

Decided by	A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding	Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.

Decided by

A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

Finding

Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000028

Apply the vendor's fix for Oracle GlassFish Server. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.0 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.0	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	5.0	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	oracle	glassfish server	generic	4.1

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

oracle

glassfish server

generic

4.1

References

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45196/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45198/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-016/?fid=6904	Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

URL

Timeline

Published	2017-07-17	By the CVE Program.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence	2023-12-12	Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence	2026-10-26	Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

Published

2017-07-17

By the CVE Program.

VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence

2023-12-12

Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence

2026-10-26

Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

How VRT decided (19 of 24 rules ran)

19 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven no match An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package no match An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product matched In scope Matches known products: oracle/glassfish_server

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint no match A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven no match The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable matched Mitigation candidate 8 public PoC(s) indexed in exploit-db, github-poc, nuclei, with no public source. The exploit is a starting point for deriving an ARMR patch rule by reverse engineering; nothing here establishes a hook point exists.

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match decided it matched Protected by Waratek CWE-22 (Path Traversal) is mitigable by an ARMR path-traversal security rule.

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold skipped Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published skipped Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

oracle glassfish_server tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:glassfish_server:4.1:*:*:*:open_source:*:*:* yaml

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