What is CVE-2017-17384?

CVE-2017-17384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ispconfig, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-17384?

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

Privilege escalation in Ispconfig

CVE-2017-17384

ISPConfig 3.x before 3.1.9 allows remote authenticated users to obtain root access by creating a crafted cron job.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2017-12-07 · 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: 0.015 (73.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ispconfig — versions 3.0.2, 3.0.2.1, 3.0.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.ispconfig.org/blog/ispconfig-3-1-9-released-important-security-update/ (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17384?: CVE-2017-17384 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ispconfig, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-17384?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.