XSS in Concrete5
CVE-2017-6905
An issue was discovered in concrete5 <= 5.6.3.4. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (disable_choose) passed to the "concrete5-legacy-master/web/concrete/tools/files/search_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 (62.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.1% 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)
References
- github.com/concrete5/concrete5-legacy/issues/1947 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/concrete5/concrete5-legacy/commit/2b16399ce3e962a8c27fb3ec14bc8e855d… (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/Mnkras/concrete5/commit/3eab581ab670982676e9dabddc9ad439391174ee (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96891 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6905?
- CVE-2017-6905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Concrete5, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6905?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.