XSS in Xoops

CVE-2017-7944

XOOPS Core 2.5.8.1 has XSS due to unescaped HTML output of an Install DB failure error message in page_dbsettings.php.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Xoops — versions 2.5.8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7944?: CVE-2017-7944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xoops, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-7944?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.