CVE-2017-15284 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-Site Scripting exists in OctoberCMS 1.0.425 (aka Build 425), allowing a least privileged user to upload an SVG file containing malicious code as the Avatar for the profile. When this is opened by the Admin, it causes JavaScript execution in the context of the Admin account.

Published: 2017-10-12

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:1.0.425:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2017-6741	OctoberCMS Cross-Site Scripting
Github GHSA	GHSA-gvgf-fp4m-2hw6	OctoberCMS Cross-Site Scripting

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01729.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/3bbbbf3da469f457881b5af902eb0b89b95189a2
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144587/OctoberCMS-1.0.425-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42978/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Octobercms October

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-12T08:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:50:16.434Z

Reserved: 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15284

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-12T08:29:00.570

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

Link: CVE-2017-15284

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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