What is CVE-2017-9674?

CVE-2017-9674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplece, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-9674?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Simplece

CVE-2017-9674

In SimpleCE 2.3.0, an authenticated XSS vulnerability was found on index.php/content/text/1?return_url=[XSS] exploitable as a regular or admin user.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Simplece

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/142944/SimpleCE-2.3.0-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9674?: CVE-2017-9674 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplece, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-9674?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.