CVE-2017-16756 json
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2.
published 2018-02-19 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-7939
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists on POST requests to the "index.php?pg=password.change" endpoint. This allows an attacker to change the password of another user's HelpSpot account.
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- ruby.sh https://ruby.sh/helpspot-disclosure-20180206.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
ruby.sh
/helpspot-disclosure-20180206.txt
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
helpspot.com
/releases
vendor-advisory
-
helpspot.com
/releases/version-4-7-2
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16756
- NVD CVE-2017-16756
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