XSS in Ionizecms Ionize
CVE-2017-5961
An issue was discovered in ionize through 1.0.8. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data in the "path" HTTP GET parameter passed to the "ionize-master/themes/admin/javascript/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/codemirror/dialog.php" URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.
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: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ionize/ionize/issues/393 (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96196 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5961?
- CVE-2017-5961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ionizecms Ionize, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5961?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5961 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.