What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-16635?

CVE-2017-16635 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Tinywebgallery CVE-2017-16635

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2017-11-06 cve@mitre.org

XSS Tinywebgallery

5.4

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 06, 2017 - 22:29 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

In TinyWebGallery v2.4, an XSS vulnerability is located in the mkname, mkitem, and item parameters of the Add/Create module. Remote attackers with low-privilege user accounts for backend access are able to inject malicious script codes into the TWG Explorer item listing. The request method to inject is POST and the attack vector is located on the application-side of the service. The injection point is the add/create input field and the execution point occurs in the item listing after the add or create.

AnalysisAI

In TinyWebGallery v2.4, an XSS vulnerability is located in the mkname, mkitem, and item parameters of the Add/Create module. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

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. In TinyWebGallery v2.4, an XSS vulnerability is located in the mkname, mkitem, and item parameters of the Add/Create module. Remote attackers with low-privilege user accounts for backend access are able to inject malicious script codes into the TWG Explorer item listing. The request method to inject is POST and the attack vector is located on the application-side of the service. The injection point is the add/create input field and the execution point occurs in the item listing after the add or create. Affected products include: Tinywebgallery.

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.