What is CVE-2017-8953?

CVE-2017-8953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-8953?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center

CVE-2017-8953

A Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HPE LoadRunner v12.53 and earlier and HPE Performance Center version v12.53 and earlier was found.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.2% 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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center — versions v12.53 and earlier, v12.53 and earlier
HP Loadrunner
HP Performance Center

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1038868 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038867 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8953?: CVE-2017-8953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Loadrunner And Performance Center, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-8953?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.