CVE-2017-20057 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument username leads to basic cross site scripting (Persistent). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.00228.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Elefantcms	Elefant Cms

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elefantcms:elefant_cms:1.3.12:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6196	A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument username leads to basic cross site scripting (Persistent). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Github GHSA	GHSA-xwj7-29j7-rw76	Cross site scripting in Elefant CMS

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/36
https://vuldb.com/?id.97254

History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2022-06-20T04:50:25.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T14:20:19.971Z

Reserved: 2022-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-20057

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:45:25.199Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-20T05:15:07.323

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:22:32.380

Link: CVE-2017-20057

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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