What is CVE-2017-15612?

CVE-2017-15612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mistune_project Mistune, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-15612?

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

Is CVE-2017-15612 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Mistune_project Mistune

CVE-2017-15612

mistune.py in Mistune 0.7.4 allows XSS via an unexpected newline (such as in java\nscript:) or a crafted email address, related to the escape and autolink functions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.001 (30.1th 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

Mistune_project Mistune — versions 0.7.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15612?: CVE-2017-15612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mistune_project Mistune, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-15612?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15612 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.