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CVE-2017-14738

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14738 describes a critical remote SQL injection vulnerability in FileRun versions 2017.09.18 and below, stemming from insufficient input sanitization in the 'metafield' parameter within the 'metasearch' module. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing significant community discussion, public exploit code (EDB-42922) is available, indicating a clear path for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2017.09.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:filerun:filerun:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-42922 · Sep 29, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0262 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

feedback.filerun.com / topics/189-critical-security-update-available
PatchVendor Advisory
blog.spentera.com / 2017/09/29/blind-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-filerun-2017-09-18
ExploitThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42922
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry