XSS in Epesi
CVE-2017-6488
Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in EPESI 1.8.1.1. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (visible, tab, cid) passed to the EPESI-master/modules/Utils/RecordBrowser/Filters/save_filters.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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.3% 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
- Epesi — versions 1.8.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96955 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/Telaxus/EPESI/issues/166 (Exploit, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6488?
- CVE-2017-6488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Epesi, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6488?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.