Metinfo
CVE-2017-9764
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 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.22%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MetInfo 5.3.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Client-IP or X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to /include/stat/stat.php in. 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.
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 MetInfo 5.3.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Client-IP or X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to /include/stat/stat.php in a para action. Affected products include: Metinfo.
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Severity by source
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
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MetInfo 5.3.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Client-IP or X-Forwarded-For HTTP header to /include/stat/stat.php in a para action.
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EPSS
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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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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An issue was discovered in MetInfo v7.0.0 beta. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely explo
An issue was discovered in MetInfo v7.0.0 beta. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely explo
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the Administrator List of MetInfo v7.7 allows attackers to arbitrarily add Super
app/system/admin/admin/index.class.php in MetInfo 7.0.0beta allows a CSRF attack to add a user account via a doSaveSetup
Metinfo 6.x allows SQL Injection via the id parameter in an admin/index.php?n=ui_set&m=admin&c=index&a=doget_text_conten
MetInfo 6.0.0 allows a CSRF attack to add a user account via a doaddsave action to admin/index.php, as demonstrated by a
The reset-password feature in MetInfo 6.0 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords via vectors involving a
An issue was discovered in Metinfo 6.x. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no a
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no
A blind SQL injection in /admin/?n=logs&c=index&a=dode of Metinfo 7.0 beta allows attackers to access sensitive database
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