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)
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 (53.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.5% 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
- Xoops — versions 2.5.8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97978 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- tsublogs.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/xoops-core-2-5-8-1-install-db-cross-site-scri… (Third Party Advisory)
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.