What is CVE-2017-1000170?

CVE-2017-1000170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jqueryfiletree Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000170?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-1000170 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Jqueryfiletree Project

CVE-2017-1000170

jqueryFileTree 2.1.5 and older Directory Traversal

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2017-11-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.591 (99.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.591 · newest: 0.591 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jqueryfiletree Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/jqueryfiletree/jqueryfiletree/issues/66 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/161900/WordPress-Delightful-Downloads-Jquery-File… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000170?: CVE-2017-1000170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jqueryfiletree Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000170?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000170 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.