What is CVE-2017-18522?

CVE-2017-18522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eelv Newsletter Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-18522?

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

Is CVE-2017-18522 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Eelv Newsletter Project

CVE-2017-18522

The eelv-newsletter plugin before 4.6.1 for WordPress has XSS in the address book.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.2th 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

Eelv_newsletter_project Eelv_newsletter
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18522?: CVE-2017-18522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eelv Newsletter Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-18522?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-18522 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.