XSS in Ambit Movie Portal Script

CVE-2017-20140

A vulnerability was found in Itech Movie Portal Script 7.36. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /movie.php. The manipulation of the argument f with the input <img src=i onerror=prompt(1)> leads to basic cross site scripting (Reflected). The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-20140: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20140?
CVE-2017-20140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ambit Movie Portal Script, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-20140?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-20140 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.