Codemeter
CVE-2017-13754
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.69%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "advanced settings - time server" module in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter before 6.50b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "advanced settings - time server" module in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter before 6.50b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "server name" field in actions/ChangeConfiguration.html. Affected products include: Wibu Codemeter. Version information: before 6.50.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "advanced settings - time server" module in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter before 6.50b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "server name" field in actions/ChangeConfiguration.html.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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A denial of service vulnerability exists in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter versions < 7.21a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), thi
Protocol encryption can be easily broken for CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 are affected, including Version 6.90
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in CodeMeter (All versions prior to 7.10) where the packet parser mecha
An attacker could send a specially crafted packet that could have CodeMeter (All versions prior to 7.10) send back packe
This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the internal WebSockets API for CodeMeter (All versions prior to 7.00 are a
CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 when using CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code) has an issue in
CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.81) and the software using it may crash while processing a specifically crafted licen
GitHub PoC