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CVE-2017-20171

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-20171 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability found in PrivateSky's apersistence project, specifically within the db/sql/mysqlUtils.js file. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. A patch (954425f61634b556fe644837a592a5b8fcfca068) is available and strongly recommended for immediate application.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2017-04-10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apersistence_project:apersistence:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0073 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 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

References

github.com / PrivateSky/apersistence/commit/954425f61634b556fe644837a592a5b8fcfca068
PatchThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry