What is CVE-2017-17778?

CVE-2017-17778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paid To Read Script Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-17778?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Paid To Read Script Project

CVE-2017-17778

Paid To Read Script 2.0.5 has XSS via the referrals.php tier parameter or the admin/userview.php uid parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Paid To Read Script Project — versions 2.0.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/paid-to-read-script.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17778?: CVE-2017-17778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paid To Read Script Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-17778?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.