What is CVE-2017-14197?

CVE-2017-14197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Squiz Matrix, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-14197?

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

XSS in Squiz Matrix

CVE-2017-14197

An issue was discovered in Squiz Matrix before 5.3.6.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.1.3. There are multiple reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues in Matrix WYSIWYG plugins.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-11-30 · 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: 0.006 (47.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Squiz Matrix — versions 5.4.0.0, 5.4.0.1, 5.4.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

devalias.net/devalias/2017/09/07/squiz-matrix-multiple-vulnerabilities/ (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14197?: CVE-2017-14197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Squiz Matrix, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-14197?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.