What is CVE-2017-9774?

CVE-2017-9774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Horde Image API, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-9774?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Horde Image API

CVE-2017-9774

Remote Code Execution was found in Horde_Image 2.x before 2.5.0 via a crafted GET request. Exploitation requires authentication.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2017-06-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Horde Image API — versions 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2017/001234.html (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4276 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9774?: CVE-2017-9774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Horde Image API, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-9774?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.