What is CVE-2017-17794?

CVE-2017-17794 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Blogotext Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-17794?

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

Vulnerability in Blogotext Project

CVE-2017-17794

validate_form_preferences in admin/preferences.php in BlogoText through 3.7.6 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors related to an e-mail address field.

Published 2017-12-20 · 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: 0.015 (74.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% 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

Blogotext Project

References

github.com/BlogoText/blogotext/commit/256041d8cab2fdc50678f4d49d916fea25cdb4fd (Patch)
github.com/BlogoText/blogotext/issues/345 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17794?: CVE-2017-17794 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Blogotext Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-17794?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.