CVE-2017-1000170

HIGHNVD 7.59.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 90% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.4% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 58%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 58%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

jqueryFileTree 2.1.5 and older Directory Traversal

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
99.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 17, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (4)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npmjqueryfiletree—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
jqueryfiletree———

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 22× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-01 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-06-27 03:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-24 14:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-23 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-22 21:35 UTCOSV refresh
  10. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-21 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-21 01:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-19 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-17 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-16 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-15 17:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-07 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-07 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-06-05 12:57 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-05-24 16:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-05-22 07:52 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-05-22 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-05-20 22:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-05-20 22:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-05-20 22:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-49693
    First seen Mar 22, 2021

    WordPress Plugin Delightful Downloads Jquery File Tree 1.6.6 - Path Traversal

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCNickguitar/Jquery-File-Tree-1.6.6-Path-Traversal
    First seen Mar 19, 2021

    Jquery File Tree 1.6.6 Path Traversal exploit (CVE-2017-1000170)

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2017/CVE-2017-1000170.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2017

    WordPress Delightful Downloads Jquery File Tree 2.1.5 - Local File Inclusion

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-1000170?
CVE-2017-1000170 is a high vulnerability published on November 17, 2017. jqueryFileTree 2.1.5 and older Directory Traversal
When was CVE-2017-1000170 disclosed?
CVE-2017-1000170 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 17, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-1000170 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-1000170 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-1000170?
CVE-2017-1000170 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2017-1000170?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-1000170, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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