What is CVE-2017-20059?

CVE-2017-20059 is a low-severity vulnerability in Elefant Cms, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-20059?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-20059 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Elefant Cms

CVE-2017-20059

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Title Handler. The manipulation with the input </title><img src=no onerror=alert(1)> leads to basic cross site scripting (Persistent). The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Elefant Cms — versions 1.3.12-RC
Elefantcms Elefant_cms — versions 1.3.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cna@vuldb.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20059?: CVE-2017-20059 is a low-severity vulnerability in Elefant Cms, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-20059?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-20059 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.