What is CVE-2017-8297?

CVE-2017-8297 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simple-File-Manager Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-8297?

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

Path Traversal in Simple-File-Manager Project

CVE-2017-8297

A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index.php (the sole "Simple PHP File Manager" component).

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2017-04-27 · 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: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Simple-File-Manager Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

github.com/jcampbell1/simple-file-manager/commit/de52e7ee61a842d8fdf791f2a5b7c9… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8297?: CVE-2017-8297 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simple-File-Manager Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-8297?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.