CVE-2017-8297
A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index...
A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index.php (the sole "Simple PHP File Manager" component).
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
9.8
A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index.php (the sole "Simple PHP File Manager" component).
- Record
CVE-2017-8297- 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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index.php (the sole "Simple PHP File Manager" component).
- Record
CVE-2017-8297- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17259 No score
A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index.php (the sole "Simple PHP File Manager" component).
- Record
EUVD-2017-17259- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9255-xw7h-ggvp
9.8
A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index...
A path traversal vulnerability exists in simple-file-manager before 2017-04-26, affecting index.php (the sole "Simple PHP File Manager" component).
- Record
GHSA-9255-xw7h-ggvp- 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-22
- 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-2017-8297 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Simple-file-manager Project Simple-file-manager, published April 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.62%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.