CVE-2017-20159

Name: CVE-2017-20159
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-31T11:15:10.75+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.68%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-20159 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in rf Keynote up to 0.x on Rails. It has been rated as problematic. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in rf Keynote up to 0.x on Rails. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/keynote/rumble.rb. The manipulation of the argument value leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 05be4356b0a6ca7de48da926a9b997beb5ffeb4a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217142 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.68%

47.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Keynote Project	Keynote	< 1.0.0

References

https://github.com/rf-/keynote/commit/05be4356b0a6ca7de48da926a9b997beb5ffeb4aPatch
https://github.com/rf-/keynote/releases/tag/v1.0.0Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217142Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217142Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rf-/keynote/commit/05be4356b0a6ca7de48da926a9b997beb5ffeb4aPatch
https://github.com/rf-/keynote/releases/tag/v1.0.0Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217142Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217142Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-20159?

How severe is CVE-2017-20159?

CVE-2017-20159 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20159?

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Source: NVD / NIST