CVE-2017-11516 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An XSS vulnerability exists in framework/views/errorHandler/exception.php in Yii Framework 2.0.12 affecting the exception screen when debug mode is enabled, because $exception->errorInfo is mishandled.

Published: 2017-07-21

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:yiiframework:yii:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2353	An XSS vulnerability exists in framework/views/errorHandler/exception.php in Yii Framework 2.0.12 affecting the exception screen when debug mode is enabled, because $exception->errorInfo is mishandled.
Github GHSA	GHSA-4c64-w8fg-xcq2	Yii Cross-site Scripting Framework vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00223.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/pull/14492
https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/pull/14492/files/feb4067de8a58f391a66e395192b0d83a8109b95

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Yiiframework Yii

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-21T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:12:40.236Z

Reserved: 2017-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-11516

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-21T19:29:00.520

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-11516

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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