CVE-2017-16962

Public Exploit

Description

The WebMail components (Crystal, pronto, and pronto4) in CommuniGate Pro before 6.2.1 have stored XSS vulnerabilities via (1) the location or details field of a Google Calendar invitation, (2) a crafted Outlook.com calendar (aka Hotmail Calendar) invitation, (3) e-mail granting access to a directory that has JavaScript in its name, (4) JavaScript in a note name, (5) JavaScript in a task name, or (6) HTML e-mail that is mishandled in the Inbox component.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145095/communigatepro-xss.txt vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43177/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16962?
CVE-2017-16962 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16962?
To fix CVE-2017-16962, 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-2017-16962 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-16962 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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