XSS in Webpagetest Project
CVE-2017-6396
An issue was discovered in WPO-Foundation WebPageTest 3.0. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data passed to the "webpagetest-master/www/compare-cf.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: 0.008 (55.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Webpagetest Project — versions 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96553 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/WPO-Foundation/webpagetest/issues/820 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2017-6396.md
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6396?
- CVE-2017-6396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webpagetest Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-02.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6396?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.