Is CVE-2017-20159 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-20159 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-20159?

CVE-2017-20159 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-20159?

CVE-2017-20159 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20159?

Upgrade keynote to 1.0.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-20159

LOW

3.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in rf Keynote up to 0.x on Rails. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/keynote/rumble.rb. The manipulation of the argument value leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 05be4356b0a6ca7de48da926a9b997beb5ffeb4a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217142 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

keynoteNVD

Affected:< 1.0.0Fixed in:1.0.0CVE-2017-20159derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Release Notes1

github.com

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CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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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.