CVE-2017-6909 — MEDIUM (6.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-6909?

CVE-2017-6909 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-6909?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Shishnet Shimmie.

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Shimmie <= 2.5.1. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (log) passed to the "shimmie2-master/ext/chatbox/history/index.php" URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.

CVSS Score

6.1

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Shishnet	Shimmie	<= 2.5.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96932Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/shish/shimmie2/issues/597Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96932Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/shish/shimmie2/issues/597Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-6909?

CVE-2017-6909 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Shimmie <= 2.5.1. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (log) passed to the "shimmie2-master/ext/chatbox/history/index.php" URL. An a...

How severe is CVE-2017-6909?

CVE-2017-6909 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-6909?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Shishnet Shimmie.