What is CVE-2017-5517?

CVE-2017-5517 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-5517?

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

SQL Injection in Metalgenix Genixcms

CVE-2017-5517

SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.025 (82.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Metalgenix Genixcms
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5517?: CVE-2017-5517 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-5517?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.