CVE-2017-5938

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5938
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-15 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionCross-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.

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

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Leap 42.1 All All All
Application Viewvc Viewvc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: XSS in viewvc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
XSS vulnerability in nav_path template data · Issue #137 · viewvc/viewvc · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
openSUSE-SU-2017:0501-1: moderate: Security update for viewvc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3784-1 viewvc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Release ViewVC 1.1.26 · viewvc/viewvc · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Escape some raw path data before handing off to templates · viewvc/viewvc@9dcfc7d · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Release ViewVC 1.0.14 · viewvc/viewvc · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
ViewVC CVE-2017-5938 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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