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)
EPSS: 0.013 (67.9th 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
- Opensuse_project Leap — versions 42.1
- Viewvc
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
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.