CVE-2017-6491
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CVE-2017-6491 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in EPESI 1.8.1.1. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (tooltip_id, callback, args, cid) passed to the EPESI-master/modules/Utils/Tooltip/req.php URL. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in EPESI 1.8.1.1. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (tooltip_id, callback, args, cid) passed to the EPESI-master/modules/Utils/Tooltip/req.php URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Epesi | Epesi | 1.8.1.1 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Telaxus/EPESI/issues/168Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/Telaxus/EPESI/issues/168Exploit, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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