CVE-2017-17999

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in RISE Ultimate Project Manager 1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the search parameter to index.php/knowledge_base/get_article_suggestion/.

Published: 2018-01-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-17999 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.72%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-17999

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
43591 exploit_db edb 2018-01-15 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-17999

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 2025-08-09 2.87% 2.72% -0.14%
2 2025-03-30 7.16% 2.87% -4.30%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.16% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-17999

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-17999

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-17999

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fairsketch rise_ultimate_project_manager 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:fairsketch:rise_ultimate_project_manager:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-17999

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145902/RISE-1.9-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43591/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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