What is CVE-2017-5998?

CVE-2017-5998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intersect Alliance Snare Epilog, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-5998?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Intersect Alliance Snare Epilog

CVE-2017-5998

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in InterSect Alliance SNARE Epilog for UNIX version 1.5 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the str_log_name parameter in a "Web Admin Portal > Log Configuration > Add" action.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Intersect Alliance Snare Epilog — versions 1.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

arthrocyber.com/research (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5998?: CVE-2017-5998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intersect Alliance Snare Epilog, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-5998?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.