XSS in openSUSE Project Leap
CVE-2017-5938
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nav_data name.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- openSUSE Project Leap — versions 42.1
- Viewvc
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.0.14
- github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/137
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96185 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/viewvc/viewvc/commit/9dcfc7daa4c940992920d3b2fbd317da20e44aad (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.26 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/6 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3784 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00082.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5938?
- CVE-2017-5938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Project Leap, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5938?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.