MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts
Published Dec 6, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.33%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.13
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
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 Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.33% 0.04327
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04327
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04327) | 90.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.33% (0.04327) | 89.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 6.20% (0.06199) | 90.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 8.04% (0.08044) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.92% (0.06923) | 90.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.50% (0.05501) | 83.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.92% (0.06923) | 90.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 58.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 56.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 67.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 63.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 69.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02173) | 80.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02173) | 79.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02173) | 57.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07045) | 83.72th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07045) | 83.57th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 7.04% (0.07045) | 91.20th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 7.04% (0.07045) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MIST-SERVER-v2.12-UNAUTHENTICATED-PERSISTENT-XSS-CVE-2017-16884.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145182/MistServer-2.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://news.mistserver.org/news/78/Stable+release+2.13+now+available%21 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43205/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MIST-SERVER-v2.12-UNAUTHENTICATED-PERSISTENT-XSS-CVE-2017-16884.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145182/MistServer-2.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://news.mistserver.org/news/78/Stable+release+2.13+now+available%21 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43205/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 6, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 19, 2017
Link CVE-2017-16884
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a