What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-16962?

CVE-2017-16962 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2017-16962?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2017-16962. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

Communigate Pro CVE-2017-16962

MEDIUM

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

2017-11-27 cve@mitre.org

XSS Microsoft Google Communigate Pro

6.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 27, 2017 - 10:29 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

The WebMail components (Crystal, pronto, and pronto4) in CommuniGate Pro before 6.2.1 have stored XSS vulnerabilities via (1) the location or details field of a Google Calendar invitation, (2) a crafted Outlook.com calendar (aka Hotmail Calendar) invitation, (3) e-mail granting access to a directory that has JavaScript in its name, (4) JavaScript in a note name, (5) JavaScript in a task name, or (6) HTML e-mail that is mishandled in the Inbox component.

AnalysisAI

The WebMail components (Crystal, pronto, and pronto4) in CommuniGate Pro before 6.2.1 have stored XSS vulnerabilities via (1) the location or details field of a Google Calendar invitation, (2) a. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and 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. The WebMail components (Crystal, pronto, and pronto4) in CommuniGate Pro before 6.2.1 have stored XSS vulnerabilities via (1) the location or details field of a Google Calendar invitation, (2) a crafted Outlook.com calendar (aka Hotmail Calendar) invitation, (3) e-mail granting access to a directory that has JavaScript in its name, (4) JavaScript in a note name, (5) JavaScript in a task name, or (6) HTML e-mail that is mishandled in the Inbox component. Affected products include: Communigate Communigate Pro. Version information: before 6.2.1.

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.