CVE-2017-17643 describes a critical SQL Injection vulnerability in FS Lynda Clone 1.0, specifically affecting the 'lynda_clone_project' and 'lynda_clone' products. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the 'keywords' parameter in the 'tutorial/' endpoint. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB (EDB-43335), indicating a clear path for potential attackers. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lynda_clone_project:lynda_clone:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.