What is CVE-2017-15360?

CVE-2017-15360 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paessler Prtg Network Monitor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-15360?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15360 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Paessler Prtg Network Monitor

CVE-2017-15360

PRTG Network Monitor version 17.3.33.2830 is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting on all group names created, related to incorrect error handling for an HTML encoded script.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-10-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Paessler Prtg Network Monitor — versions 17.3.33.2830

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

sketler/sketler

References

medium.com/stolabs/security-issue-on-prtg-network-manager-ada65b45d37b (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15360?: CVE-2017-15360 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paessler Prtg Network Monitor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-15360?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15360 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.