What is CVE-2017-8388?

CVE-2017-8388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Genixcms. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-8388?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Genixcms

CVE-2017-8388

GeniXCMS 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the alertDanger MSG_USER_EMAIL_EXIST protection mechanism via a register.php?act=edit&id=1 request.

Published 2017-05-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Genixcms — versions 1.0.2

References

github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/72 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8388?: CVE-2017-8388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Genixcms. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-8388?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.