XSS in Blogotext Project

CVE-2017-14957

Stored XSS vulnerability via a comment in inc/conv.php in BlogoText before 3.7.6 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject JavaScript. If the victim is an administrator, an attacker can (for example) change global settings or create/delete posts. It is also possible to execute JavaScript against unauthenticated users of the blog.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (60.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14957?
CVE-2017-14957 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blogotext Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-14957?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.