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CVE-2017-1000170

74
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000170 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting jqueryFileTree versions 2.1.5 and older, including its use in the WordPress Delightful Downloads plugin. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the server with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jqueryfiletree_project:jqueryfiletree:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
59.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2017-1000170 · Mar 23, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-49693 · Mar 22, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5906 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-p739-9479-5wr2high

jqueryFileTree vulnerable to Directory Traversal

May 13, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/161900/WordPress-Delightful-Downloads-Jquery-File-Tree-1.6.6-Path-Traversal.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / jqueryfiletree/jqueryfiletree/issues/66
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory