6.1med
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.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 55%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
XOOPS Core 2.5.8.1 has XSS due to unescaped HTML output of an Install DB failure error message in page_dbsettings.php.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/97978 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- tsublogs.wordpress.com /2017/04/24/xoops-core-2-5-8-1-install-db-cross-site-scripting/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-7944
- NVD: CVE-2017-7944
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