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CVE-2017-9428

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9428 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting BigTree CMS through version 4.2.18 on Windows, specifically within the core\admin\ajax\developer\extensions\file-browser.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the system by manipulating the "directory" parameter with "../" sequences. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk of confidential data disclosure due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.2.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bigtreecms:bigtree_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0204 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 / bigtreecms/BigTree-CMS/issues/289
ExploitIssue TrackingPatch