CVE-2017-16884
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.
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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.
- Record
CVE-2017-16884- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.
- Record
CVE-2017-16884- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8055 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8055- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvhw-9fw6-7x78
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer before 2.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to failed authentication requests alerts.
- Record
GHSA-wvhw-9fw6-7x78- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MistServer 2.12 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2017-12-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16884 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Mistserver, published December 6, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.33%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/145182/MistServer-2.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/2
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MIST-SERVER-v2.12-UNAUTHENTICATED-PERSISTENT-XSS-CVE-2017-16884.txt
exploit-db.com/exploits/43205
news.mistserver.org/news/78/Stable+release+2.13+now+available%21
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16884
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvhw-9fw6-7x78