CVE-2017-5938

MEDIUM

Debian Linux < 1.1.25 - XSS

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (8)

[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, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/6

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96185

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/commit/9dcfc7daa4c940992920d3b2fbd317da20e44aad

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.26

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/137

[Release Notes] https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.0.14

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0063

EPSS Percentile 70.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Affected Products (5)

debian/debian_linux

opensuse/leap

opensuse_project/leap

viewvc/viewvc < 1.1.25

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026