Is CVE-2017-20174 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2017-20174 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2017-20174 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2017-20174 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-20174?

CVE-2017-20174 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2017-20174

CWE-74Published: January 19, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A vulnerability was found in bastianallgeier Kirby Webmentions Plugin and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The patch is identified as 55bedea78ae9af916a9a41497bd9996417851502. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-218894 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

NVD Source

Risk Analysis

The Kirby Webmentions Plugin for GetKirby is vulnerable to injection attacks. While the attack complexity is high, the vulnerability is rated as critical with a 9.8 CVSS score due to the potential for remote exploitation.

No public exploit is known, and it is not in the CISA KEV. Despite the high complexity, it remains remotely exploitable.

Recommended Action

Apply the patch identified by the hash 55bedea78ae9af916a9a41497bd9996417851502.

Generated by the CTIWATCH analysis pipeline from this CVE's metadata (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status, exploit intelligence). Verify against vendor advisories before acting.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-20174 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

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 9.8.