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Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-1000432 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.65%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.41% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43462 | exploit_db | edb | 2018-01-08 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.24% | 1.65% | +1.41% |
| 2 | 2025-07-25 | 0.14% | 0.24% | +0.09% |
| 3 | 2025-07-19 | — | 0.14% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 3.0 | HIGH |
|
2.1 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
6.8 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vanillaforums | vanilla_forums | < 2.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla_forums:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/28337/vanilla-2-1-5-released-and-2-0-18-14 | Issue Tracking Release Notes |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43462/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |