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CVE-2017-12971

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12971 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache2Triad version 1.5.4. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML into the application through the 'account' parameter in phpsftpd/users.php. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure or session hijacking, requiring user interaction. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache2triad:apache2triad:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-42520 · Aug 21, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0263 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 26,208 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org / advisories/APACHE2TRIAD-SERVER-STACK-v1.5.4-MULTIPLE-CVE.txt
ExploitThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/143863/Apache2Triad-1.5.4-CSRF-XSS-Session-Fixation.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/42520
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/100447
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry