CVE-2017-12775 describes a vulnerability in Question2Answer versions prior to 1.7.5, specifically within the qa-include/qa-install.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to create multiple user accounts, indicating a lack of proper input validation or access control during the installation process. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on integrity by enabling unauthorized account creation. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:question2answer:question2answer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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