HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2017-14924
HIGH

CVE-2017-14924

CWE-352Published: September 30, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via IMG element in Tiki before 16.3, 17.x before 17.1, 12 LTS before 12.12 LTS, and 15 LTS before 15.5 LTS allows an authenticated user to gain administrator privileges if an administrator opens a wiki page with an IMG element, related to tiki-assignuser.php.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-14924 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.0.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

tiki1 product(s)
tikiwiki cms\/groupware
Source: NVD CPE · 21 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://sourceforge.net/p/tikiwiki/code/63829
PATCHhttps://tiki.org/article449-Security-and-bug-fix-updates-Tiki-17-1-Tiki-16-3-15-5-and-Tiki-12-12-released
PATCHhttps://sourceforge.net/p/tikiwiki/code/63829
PATCHhttps://tiki.org/article449-Security-and-bug-fix-updates-Tiki-17-1-Tiki-16-3-15-5-and-Tiki-12-12-released
ADVISORYhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/28/13
ADVISORYhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/28/13

All References (6)

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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/28/13Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://sourceforge.net/p/tikiwiki/code/63829Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://tiki.org/article449-Security-and-bug-fix-updates-Tiki-17-1-Tiki-16-3-15-5-and-Tiki-12-12-releasedPatch · Release Notes · Vendor Advisory
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/28/13Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://sourceforge.net/p/tikiwiki/code/63829Patch · Third Party Advisory
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https://tiki.org/article449-Security-and-bug-fix-updates-Tiki-17-1-Tiki-16-3-15-5-and-Tiki-12-12-releasedPatch · Release Notes · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-14924
CVSS Score8.0 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-352
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedSep 30, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2017-14924 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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