What is CVE-2017-15948?

CVE-2017-15948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grabaperch Perch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-15948?

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

XSS in Grabaperch Perch

CVE-2017-15948

Perch Content Management System 3.0.3 allows unrestricted file upload (with resultant XSS) via the Asset Title field in conjunction with the Select File field. This is exploitable with a Limited Admin account.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-10-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Grabaperch Perch — versions 3.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15948?: CVE-2017-15948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grabaperch Perch, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-15948?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.