What is CVE-2017-8780?

CVE-2017-8780 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Genixcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-8780?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Genixcms

CVE-2017-8780

GeniXCMS 1.0.2 has XSS triggered by a comment that is mishandled during a publish operation by an administrator, as demonstrated by a malformed P element.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Genixcms — versions 1.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8780?: CVE-2017-8780 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Genixcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-8780?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.