What is CVE-2017-17903?

CVE-2017-17903 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortunescripts Lynda Clone, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-17903?

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

CSRF in Fortunescripts Lynda Clone

CVE-2017-17903

FS Lynda Clone has CSRF via user/edit_profile, as demonstrated by adding content to the user panel.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2017-12-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.5% 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

Fortunescripts Lynda Clone — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/FS Lynda Clone.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17903?: CVE-2017-17903 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortunescripts Lynda Clone, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-17903?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.