CVE-2017-16884

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.92% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory altervista.org Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145182/MistServer-2.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/2 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MIST-SERVER-v2.12-UNAUTHENTICATED-PERSISTENT-XSS-CVE-2017-16884.txt third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43205/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://news.mistserver.org/news/78/Stable+release+2.13+now+available%21 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16884?
CVE-2017-16884 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16884?
To fix CVE-2017-16884, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-16884 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-16884 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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