What is CVE-2017-5516?

CVE-2017-5516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-5516?

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

XSS in Metalgenix Genixcms

CVE-2017-5516

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the user forms in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted parameters.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th 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

Metalgenix Genixcms
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5516?: CVE-2017-5516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-5516?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.