CVE-2017-8101

There is CSRF in Serendipity 2.0.5, allowing attackers to install any themes via a GET request.

Published: 2017-04-24 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-8101 is rated Moderate Risk (44.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8101

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 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.12% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.08% 0.17% +0.09%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-8101

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-8101

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-8101

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-8101 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (serendipity), 6 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8101

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-8101

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
s9y serendipity 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:s9y:serendipity:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-8101

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/52 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/issues/452 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
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