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CVE-2017-5938 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc

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.

CVSS

6.1 MEDIUM

EPSS

0.63% (top 29.60%)

CWE

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Published

2017-03-15T14:59:00.557

Last modified

2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

CVSS vector

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

01What is this vulnerability?

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

Published: 2017-03-15T14:59:00.557
Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

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

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