CVE-2017-16755
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A reflected cross-site scripting...
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the "return" parameter of the "index.php?pg=moderated" endpoint. It executes when the return link is clicked.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the "return" parameter of the "index.php?pg=moderated" endpoint. It executes when the return link is clicked.
- Record
CVE-2017-16755- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the "return" parameter of the "index.php?pg=moderated" endpoint. It executes when the return link is clicked.
- Record
CVE-2017-16755- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7938 No score
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the "return" parameter of the "index.php?pg=moderated" endpoint. It executes when the return link is clicked.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7938- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2449-pp8x-8984
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A reflected cross-site scripting...
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the "return" parameter of the "index.php?pg=moderated" endpoint. It executes when the return link is clicked.
- Record
GHSA-2449-pp8x-8984- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16755 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Userscape Helpspot, published February 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.