What is CVE-2017-1000006?

CVE-2017-1000006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plotly Plotly.js, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000006?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-1000006 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Plotly Plotly.js

CVE-2017-1000006

Plotly, Inc. plotly.js versions prior to 1.16.0 are vulnerable to an XSS issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Plotly Plotly.js — versions 1.11.0, 1.12.0, 1.13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

help.plot.ly/security-advisories/2016-08-08-plotlyjs-xss-advisory/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000006?: CVE-2017-1000006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plotly Plotly.js, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000006?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000006 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.