CVE-2017-11717
MetInfo through 5.3.17 accepts the same CAPTCHA response for 120 seconds, which makes it easier...
MetInfo through 5.3.17 accepts the same CAPTCHA response for 120 seconds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended challenge requirements by modifying the client-server data stream, as demonstrated by the login/findpass page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MetInfo through 5.3.17 accepts the same CAPTCHA response for 120 seconds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended challenge requirements by modifying the client-server data stream, as demonstrated by the login/findpass page.
- Record
CVE-2017-11717- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MetInfo through 5.3.17 accepts the same CAPTCHA response for 120 seconds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended challenge requirements by modifying the client-server data stream, as demonstrated by the login/findpass page.
- Record
CVE-2017-11717- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3327 No score
MetInfo through 5.3.17 accepts the same CAPTCHA response for 120 seconds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended challenge requirements by modifying the client-server data stream, as demonstrated by the login/findpass page.
- Record
EUVD-2017-3327- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8c7-vvc9-5284
MetInfo through 5.3.17 accepts the same CAPTCHA response for 120 seconds, which makes it easier...
MetInfo through 5.3.17 accepts the same CAPTCHA response for 120 seconds, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended challenge requirements by modifying the client-server data stream, as demonstrated by the login/findpass page.
- Record
GHSA-w8c7-vvc9-5284- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-11717 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Metinfo Project Metinfo, published July 28, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.