CVE-2017-9516
Craft CMS before 2.6.2982 allows for a potential XSS attack vector by uploading a malicious SVG file.
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Description
Craft CMS before 2.6.2982 allows for a potential XSS attack vector by uploading a malicious SVG file.
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.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Craft CMS 2.6 - Cross-Site Scripting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 42143webapps, phppublished 8 Jun 2017Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 42143 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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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)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistcraftcms/cmsGHSA-6pvw-hh48-jx7p (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142851/Craft-CMS-2.6-Cross-Site-Scripting-File-Upload.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 42143 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/CraftCMS/status/872599894912937984 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://craftcms.com/changelog#2-6-2982 (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-2022-2840 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6pvw-hh48-jx7p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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