CVE-2017-12970

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache2Triad 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to...

8.8 HighPublic exploit

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache2Triad 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of authenticated users for requests that (1) add or (2) delete user accounts via a request to phpsftpd/users.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.22%Down 3.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-12970
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-12970
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-4491 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-4491
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg76-v6hw-6p7j 8.8

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Apache2Triad 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-cg76-v6hw-6p7j
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache2triad

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apache2Triad 1.5.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2017-08-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-12970 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache2triad, published August 23, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.22%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.