What is CVE-2017-7459?

CVE-2017-7459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ntop Ntopng, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-7459?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ntop Ntopng

CVE-2017-7459

ntopng before 3.0 allows HTTP Response Splitting.

Published 2017-06-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ntop Ntopng

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/3.0/CHANGELOG.md (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7459?: CVE-2017-7459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ntop Ntopng, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-7459?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.