What is CVE-2017-15957?

CVE-2017-15957 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ingenious School Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-15957?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Ingenious School Management System Project

CVE-2017-15957

my_profile.php in Ingenious School Management System 2.3.0 allows a student or teacher to upload an arbitrary file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2017-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.039 (90.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ingenious School Management System Project — versions 2.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/144431/Ingenious-School-Management-System-2.3.0-A… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43102/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15957?: CVE-2017-15957 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ingenious School Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-15957?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.