CVE•Published 2017-02-21•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-5959Metalgenix · 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)
Description
CSRF token bypass in GeniXCMS before 1.0.2 could result in escalation of privileges. The forgotpassword.php page can be used to acquire a token.
Timeline
Published 2017-02-21
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
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-2017-5959Hosts 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-2017-5959Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-5959Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-5959Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-5959GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-5959" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (7)
CVE-2017-59597 repos
safe6Sec/commandunknown
红队常用命令速查
mwlik/v8-resourcesunknown
A bunch of V8 resources (with a security focus)
jiegec/awesome-starsunknown
Awesome List of my own!
wh1ant/vulnjsunknown
Research browsers
hiifong/starListPython
Export your star's repository list
svg153/awesome-starsJavaScript
raph-rcn/devsecops-juice-shopPython
This is an attempt to create an end-to-end DevSecOps lab for the OWASP Juice Shop, embedding security controls into the software development lifecycle with hands-on tooling.