Is CVE-2017-5516 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-5516 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2017-5516?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 17 January 2017.

Which products and versions are affected?

GeniXCMS GeniXCMS through 0.0.8.

Is there a fix for CVE-2017-5516?

A patch was published on 2017-01-17: Patch referenced in GitHub issue 65 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2017-5516 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2017-5516?

Check whether you run Metalgenix Genixcms. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2017-5516: GeniXCMS multiple XSS in user forms

CVE-2017-5516 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.1 · Published 2017-01-17

GeniXCMS, a content management system used for building and managing websites, contains multiple security flaws in its user-facing forms. An attacker can use these flaws to inject malicious scripts into the web pages viewed by other users. This could lead to unauthorized actions being performed in a user's session, such as the theft of login cookies or the redirection of users to malicious websites.

Technologies: Metalgenix Genixcms. Vendors: Metalgenix.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-5516 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-5516 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2017-5516?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 17 January 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?: GeniXCMS GeniXCMS through 0.0.8.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-5516?: A patch was published on 2017-01-17: Patch referenced in GitHub issue 65 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2017-5516 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-5516?: Check whether you run Metalgenix Genixcms. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

GeniXCMS versions up to and including 0.0.8 are vulnerable to multiple reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability exists because the application fails to properly neutralize user-supplied input within various user forms before including it in generated HTML pages. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into clicking a specially crafted link containing malicious parameters. Successful exploitation allows the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser session, potentially leading to session hijacking or unauthorized data modification. A patch was reportedly addressed in the project's issue tracker.

Affected products

GeniXCMS GeniXCMS through 0.0.8

Timeline

2017-01-17: advisory: Initial NVD publication
2017-01-17: patched: Patch referenced in GitHub issue 65

References

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