Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-12971

Title: Apache2Triad Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

XSS

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2017-12971

CWE Category CWE-79

Published Date Aug 23, 2017

Modified Date May 13, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 6.1 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

2.90%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-12971: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache2Triad 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the account parameter to phpsftpd/users.php.

Impacted Vendors

apache2triad 1

Reference Links

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/APACHE2TRIAD-SERVER-STACK-v1.5.4-MULTIPLE-CVE.txt http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143863/Apache2Triad-1.5.4-CSRF-XSS-Session-Fixation.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100447 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42520/ http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/APACHE2TRIAD-SERVER-STACK-v1.5.4-MULTIPLE-CVE.txt http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143863/Apache2Triad-1.5.4-CSRF-XSS-Session-Fixation.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100447 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42520/

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

REQUIRED

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.3

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns