CVE-2017-16876
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-16876 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-12-29 15:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the _keyify function in mistune.py in Mistune before 0.8.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging failure to escape the "key" argument. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.1 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mistune Project | Mistune | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fix CVE-2017-16876 · lepture/mistune@5f06d72 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 26 Update: python-mistune-0.8.3-1.fc26 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Page not found · GitHub · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 1524596 – CVE-2017-16876 python-mistune: Cross-site-scripting [fedora-all] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 26 Update: python-mistune-0.8.3-1.fc26 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | MITRE | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 981168 Python (pip) Security Update for mistune (GHSA-98gj-wwxm-cj3h)