What is CVE-2017-5959?

CVE-2017-5959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-5959?

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

CSRF in Metalgenix Genixcms

CVE-2017-5959

CSRF token bypass in GeniXCMS before 1.0.2 could result in escalation of privileges. The forgotpassword.php page can be used to acquire a token.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2017-02-21 · 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: 0.006 (47.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Metalgenix Genixcms

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/70 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/releases/tag/v1.0.2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5959?: CVE-2017-5959 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-5959?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.