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CVE-2017-5474

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5474 describes an open redirect vulnerability in the comment.php component of Serendipity versions up to 2.0.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external websites by manipulating the HTTP Referer header, facilitating phishing attacks. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to be exploited, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0093 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / s9y/Serendipity/commit/6285933470bab2923e4573b5d54ba9a32629b0cd
Issue TrackingPatch
securityfocus.com / bid/95652
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry