CVE-2017-5830 Revive Adserver CVE debrief

Who should care

Administrators, security teams, and hosting providers running Revive Adserver version 4.0.0 or earlier should treat this as urgent. Any internet-facing instance, especially one handling delivery-script traffic, should be prioritized for upgrade and validation.

Technical summary

The supplied sources identify a deserialization weakness (CWE-502) in Revive Adserver’s cookie handling for delivery scripts. NVD lists affected versions through 4.0.0, with remediation implied by the vendor advisory for 4.0.1. The CVSS vector shows network attackability with no privileges or user interaction required, and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Defensive priority

Critical. This is a remotely reachable, unauthenticated RCE issue with maximum CVSS base severity and a known patch path. Systems in production or exposed to untrusted network traffic should be remediated first.

Recommended defensive actions

• Upgrade Revive Adserver to version 4.0.1 or later as directed by the vendor advisory.
• Inventory all Revive Adserver deployments and confirm no instances remain on version 4.0.0 or earlier.
• Treat internet-facing or externally reachable ad delivery components as highest priority for patching.
• After upgrading, review logs and system integrity for signs of unexpected code execution or tampering.
• Validate the vendor advisory guidance and document remediation status for each affected instance.

Evidence notes

The supplied NVD record states the vulnerable version range ends at 4.0.0 and maps the issue to CWE-502. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. References in the corpus include the vendor advisory (revive-sa-2017-001), an oss-security mailing list post, and a SecurityFocus entry. The CVE was published on 2017-03-03; the later 2026-05-13 modified timestamp applies to the record metadata, not the original disclosure date.

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