What is CVE-2017-15962?

CVE-2017-15962 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Istock Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-15962?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Istock Management System Project

CVE-2017-15962

iStock Management System 1.0 allows Arbitrary File Upload via user/profile.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.049 (91.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Istock Management System Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/144433/iStock-Management-System-1.0-Arbitrary-Fil… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43097/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15962?: CVE-2017-15962 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Istock Management System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-15962?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.