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)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.011 (63.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/BlogoText/blogotext/issues/318 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/BlogoText/blogotext/pull/320/commits/1a283cc8ad2cda37e0a6aff8f4558b9… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/BlogoText/blogotext/releases/tag/3.7.6 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/01/1 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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.