CVE-2017-5517
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote...
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-5517- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-5517- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14621 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14621- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3v45-w9r6-863p
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote...
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.
- Record
GHSA-3v45-w9r6-863p- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-5517- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5517 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Metalgenix Genixcms, published January 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.52%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.