CVE-2017-16884 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.33% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-12-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mistserver | mistserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MistServer 2.12 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2017-12-01 |
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MIST-SERVER-v2.12-UNAUTHENTICATED-PERSISTENT-XSS-CVE-2017-16884.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145182/MistServer-2.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/2
- https://news.mistserver.org/news/78/Stable+release+2.13+now+available%21
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43205/
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MIST-SERVER-v2.12-UNAUTHENTICATED-PERSISTENT-XSS-CVE-2017-16884.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145182/MistServer-2.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/2
- https://news.mistserver.org/news/78/Stable+release+2.13+now+available%21
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43205/
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