CVE•Published 2017-01-17•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-5517Metalgenix · Genixcms

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

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

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in author.control.php in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the type parameter.

Timeline

Published 2017-01-17

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2017-5517

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Metalgenix Genixcms"

All exposed Metalgenix Genixcms instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Genixcms"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Genixcms" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2017-5517