CVE-2017-5990

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in PhreeBooksERP before 2017-02-13. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data in the "form" HTTP GET parameter passed to the "PhreeBooksERP-master/extensions/ShippingMethods/ups/label_mgr/js_include.php" and "PhreeBooksERP-master/extensions/ShippingMethods/yrc/label_mgr/js_include.php" URLs. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website. NOTE: these js_include.php files do not exist in the SourceForge "stable release" (aka R37RC1).

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/phreebooks/PhreeBooksERP/issues/230 patch vendor advisory exploit
https://github.com/phreebooks/PhreeBooksERP/commit/f2a32dede7cc7f9ff59fe983c5e4abe2966d837c patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96219 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5990?
CVE-2017-5990 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5990?
To fix CVE-2017-5990, 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-2017-5990 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5990 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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