CVE-2017-5938

moderate-risk
Published 2017-03-15

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nav_data name.

Do I need to act?

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0.63% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.1/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Viewvc

Affected Vendors

Viewvc Opensuse Project Debian Opensuse

References (16)

Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00082.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3784
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/6
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96185
Patch https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/commit/9dcfc7daa4c940992920d3b2fbd317da20e44aad
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/137
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.0.14
Release Notes https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.26
Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00082.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3784
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/6
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96185
Patch https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/commit/9dcfc7daa4c940992920d3b2fbd317da20e44aad
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/137
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.0.14
Release Notes https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.26
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low