Is CVE-2017-16015 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-16015 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-16015?

CVE-2017-16015 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-16015?

CVE-2017-16015 has an EPSS score of 0.85% (53th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16015?

Upgrade forms to 1.3.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-16015

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Forms is a library for easily creating HTML forms. Versions before 1.3.0 did not have proper html escaping. This means that if the application did not sanitize html on behalf of forms, use of forms may be vulnerable to cross site scripting

CWE-80 CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

formsNVD

Affected:< 1.3.0Fixed in:1.3.0CVE-2017-16015derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

nodesecurity.io

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.