What is CVE-2017-5965?

CVE-2017-5965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sitecore Crm. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-5965?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sitecore Crm

CVE-2017-5965

The package manager in Sitecore CRM 8.1 Rev 151207 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary ASP code by creating a ZIP archive in which a .asp file has a ..\ in its pathname, visiting sitecore/shell/applications/install/dialogs/Upload%20Package/UploadPackage2.aspx to upload this archive and extract its contents, and visiting a URI under sitecore/ to execute the .asp file.

Published 2017-05-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sitecore Crm — versions 8.1

References

research.aurainfosec.io/disclosures/2017-05-18-sitecore/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5965?: CVE-2017-5965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sitecore Crm. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-5965?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.