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title: "CVE-2017-4966\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-4966

Publication date 13 June 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-4966?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue was discovered in these Pivotal RabbitMQ versions: all 3.4.x
versions, all 3.5.x versions, and 3.6.x versions prior to 3.6.9; and these
RabbitMQ for PCF versions: all 1.5.x versions, 1.6.x versions prior to
1.6.18, and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.15. RabbitMQ management UI stores
signed-in user credentials in a browser's local storage without expiration,
making it possible to retrieve them using a chained attack.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| rabbitmq-server | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm2  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-4966?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| rabbitmq-server | * Upstream:   [2371633](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-management/commit/2371633f99ad0d293899384f078872ff9e9f3e10) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-4966)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-4966)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-4966)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-4966)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-6265-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-6265-1)
+ RabbitMQ vulnerability
+ 31 July 2023

### Other references

* <https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/rabbitmq_v3_6_9>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-4966>