CVE-2017-16896
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4...
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login 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
9.8
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-16896- 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
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-16896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8067 No score
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8067- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrxw-67v8-59jr
9.8
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4...
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login parameter.
- Record
GHSA-rrxw-67v8-59jr- 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
9.8
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-16896- 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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-16896
9.8
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login parameter.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16896- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16896
9.8
A SQL injection in classes/handler/public.php in the forgotpass component of Tiny Tiny RSS 17.4 exists via the login parameter.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16896- 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
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tt-rssDebian:12 |
before 17.4+git20180312+dfsg-1 | 17.4+git20180312+dfsg-1 |
tt-rssUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.15+dfsg-115.7+git20151123+dfsg-115.7+git20151123+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
tt-rssUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 17.1+git20170410+dfsg-217.1+git20170410+dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
tt-rssUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 21~git20210204.b4cbc79+dfsg-1 |
None known |
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-2017-16896 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Tt-rss Tiny Tiny Rss, published November 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in tt-rss 17.4+git20180312+dfsg-1.
References
git.tt-rss.org/git/tt-rss/commit/2352c320c2ed34ec7df1ad22f0c55a1b26489815
discourse.tt-rss.org/t/sql-injection-in-forgotpass-fixed/669
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16896
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrxw-67v8-59jr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16896
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16896
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16896