MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter
Published Mar 3, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.17%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.
Affected products
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.
1.17% 0.01168
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01168
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01168) | 66.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01168) | 63.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 48.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 44.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 47.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 45.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 29.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95870 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://news.cpanel.com/tsr-2017-0001-full-disclosure/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95870 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://news.cpanel.com/tsr-2017-0001-full-disclosure/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 3, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 28, 2017
Link CVE-2017-5616
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a