What is CVE-2017-16799?

CVE-2017-16799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-16799?

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

XSS in Cmsmadesimple

CVE-2017-16799

In CMS Made Simple 2.2.3.1, in modules/New/action.addcategory.php, stored XSS is possible via the m1_name parameter to admin/moduleinterface.php during addition of a category, a related issue to CVE-2010-3882.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cmsmadesimple — versions 2.2.3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16799?: CVE-2017-16799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cmsmadesimple, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-16799?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.