MEDIUM
irc.cgi in CGI:IRC before 0.5.12 reflects user-supplied input from the R parameter without proper output encoding, aka XSS
Published Jun 6, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.68%
Description
irc.cgi in CGI:IRC before 0.5.12 reflects user-supplied input from the R parameter without proper output encoding, aka XSS.
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.
0.68% 0.00682
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00682
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 50.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00682) | 51.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 36.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 35.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 38.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://cgiirc.org/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/dgl/cgiirc/commit/46dd48442204207b52c16065ad67d294194afd8d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cgiirc.org/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/dgl/cgiirc/commit/46dd48442204207b52c16065ad67d294194afd8d | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 6, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 12, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8920
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a