What is CVE-2017-17590?

CVE-2017-17590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Stackoverflow-Clone Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-17590?

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

SQL Injection in Stackoverflow-Clone Project

CVE-2017-17590

FS Stackoverflow Clone 1.0 has SQL Injection via the /question keywords parameter.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2017-12-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.039 (90.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% 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

Stackoverflow-Clone Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/145251/FS-Stackoverflow-Clone-1.0-SQL-Injection.h… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43241/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17590?: CVE-2017-17590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Stackoverflow-Clone Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-17590?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.