What is CVE-2017-10889?

CVE-2017-10889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tablepress, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-10889?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-10889 known to be exploited?

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

XXE in Tablepress

CVE-2017-10889

TablePress prior to version 1.8.1 allows an attacker to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Tablepress
Tablepress.org Tablepress — versions prior to version 1.8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10889?: CVE-2017-10889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tablepress, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-10889?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-10889 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.