CVE-2017-7178

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 4.0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

CSRF was discovered in the web UI in Deluge before 1.3.14. The exploitation methodology involves (1) hosting a crafted plugin that executes an arbitrary program from its __init__.py file and (2) causing the victim to download, install, and enable this plugin.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
60
EG Risk 60/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
4.0%
EPSS %ILE
90th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

March 18, 2017

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available.
generic

Deluge: Remote execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 201703-06) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-06
generic Patch Available

#857903 - deluge: CVE-2017-7178: WebUI CSRF vulnerability - Debian Bug report logs

https://bugs.debian.org/857903
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97041
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 3856-1] deluge security update

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3856
generic🟡 PoC Available

Full Disclosure: Remote code execution via CSRF vulnerability in the web UI of Deluge 1.3.13

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/6
generic

deluge - Deluge BitTorrent Client

http://git.deluge-torrent.org/deluge/commit/?h=develop&id=11e8957deaf0c76fdfbac62d99c8b6c61cfdddf9

Affected Packages

(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
deluge—
  • every version up to 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2: fixed in 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
deluge—
  • every version up to 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2: fixed in 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
deluge—
  • every version up to 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2: fixed in 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
deluge—
  • every version up to 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2: fixed in 1.3.13+git20161130.48cedf63-2
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Debian:7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
deluge1.3.3-2+nmu1
  • every version up to 1.3.3-2+nmu1+deb7u1: fixed in 1.3.3-2+nmu1+deb7u1
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Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
deluge1.3.10-3
  • every version up to 1.3.10-3+deb8u1: fixed in 1.3.10-3+deb8u1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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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.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

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

  • Exploit-DBEDB-41541
    First seen Mar 6, 2017

    Deluge Web UI 1.3.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-7178?
CVE-2017-7178 is a high vulnerability published on March 18, 2017. CSRF was discovered in the web UI in Deluge before 1.3.14. The exploitation methodology involves (1) hosting a crafted plugin that executes an arbitrary program from its init.py file and (2) causing the victim to download, install, and enable this plugin.
When was CVE-2017-7178 disclosed?
CVE-2017-7178 was first published on March 18, 2017, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-7178 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-7178 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (90th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-7178?
CVE-2017-7178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-7178?
A fix for CVE-2017-7178 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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