What is CVE-2017-7581?

CVE-2017-7581 is a critical-severity vulnerability in News System Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-7581?

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

Is CVE-2017-7581 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in News System Project

CVE-2017-7581

SQL injection vulnerability in NewsController.php in the News module 5.3.2 and earlier for TYPO3 allows unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via vectors involving overwriteDemand for order and OrderByAllowed.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2017-04-07 · 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: 0.484 (98.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.484 · newest: 0.484 · change: 0.000

Affected products

News System Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.ambionics.io/blog/typo3-news-module-sqli (Technical Description, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7581?: CVE-2017-7581 is a critical-severity vulnerability in News System Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-7581?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7581 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.