CVE-2017-5609
SQL injection vulnerability in include/functions_entries.inc.php in Serendipity 2.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in include/functions_entries.inc.php in Serendipity 2.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.60% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- s9y/serendipity
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95850Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/c62d667287f2d76c81e03a740a581eb3c51249b6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/tag/2.1-rc1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95850Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/c62d667287f2d76c81e03a740a581eb3c51249b6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/releases/tag/2.1-rc1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.