What is CVE-2017-17593?

CVE-2017-17593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simple Chatting System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2017-17593?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Simple Chatting System Project

CVE-2017-17593

Simple Chatting System 1.0 allows Arbitrary File Upload via view/my_profile.php, which places files under uploads/.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Simple Chatting System Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43237/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/145247/Simple-Chatting-System-1.0.0-Arbitrary-Fil… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17593?: CVE-2017-17593 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simple Chatting System Project, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-17593?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.