What is CVE-2017-15872?

CVE-2017-15872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpwcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-15872?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Phpwcms

CVE-2017-15872

phpwcms 1.8.9 has XSS in include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php and include/inc_tmpl/admin.newuser.tmpl.php via the username (aka new_login) field.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-10-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.9% 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

Phpwcms — versions 1.8.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/90ee94a474b37919161f8112f9e36c53ad70492f (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/62c7c4a7a7de5effa0a82c89e77e53795a82e11d (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15872?: CVE-2017-15872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpwcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-15872?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.