Vulnerability CVE-2017-5938
Published: 2017-03-15

Description:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nav_data name.

Type:

CWE-79

 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Viewvc -> Viewvc 
Opensuse project -> LEAP 
Opensuse -> LEAP 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00082.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3784
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96185
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/commit/9dcfc7daa4c940992920d3b2fbd317da20e44aad
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/issues/137
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.0.14
https://github.com/viewvc/viewvc/releases/tag/1.1.26
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