CVE-2017-15284
Cross-Site Scripting exists in OctoberCMS 1.0.425 (aka Build 425), allowing a least privileged user to upload an SVG file containing…
- 5.4MediumCVSS base score
- 4.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 9.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Cross-Site Scripting exists in OctoberCMS 1.0.425 (aka Build 425), allowing a least privileged user to upload an SVG file containing malicious code as the Avatar for the profile. When this is opened by the Admin, it causes JavaScript execution in the context of the Admin account.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- OctoberCMS 1.0.425 (Build 425) - Cross-Site Scripting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 42978webapps, phppublished 12 Oct 2017Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 42978 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistoctober/rainGHSA-gvgf-fp4m-2hw6 (opens in a new tab)
References
3
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144587/OctoberCMS-1.0.425-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 42978 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/3bbbbf3da469f457881b5af902eb0b89b95189a2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2017-6741 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-gvgf-fp4m-2hw6 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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