Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-6540
Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in webpagetest 3.0. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (configs) passed to the webpagetest-master/www/benchmarks/compare.php URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6540
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.10%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 40 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6540
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
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6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-6540
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-6540
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https://github.com/WPO-Foundation/webpagetest/issues/830
Webpagetest – Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in “benchmarks/compare.php” · Issue #830 · WPO-Foundation/webpagetest · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96935
webpagetest Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Products affected by CVE-2017-6540
- cpe:2.3:a:webpagetest_project:webpagetest:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*