CVE-2017-17972
packages/subjects/pub/subjects.php in Archon 3.21 rev-1 has XSS in the referer parameter in an...
packages/subjects/pub/subjects.php in Archon 3.21 rev-1 has XSS in the referer parameter in an index.php?subjecttypeid=xxx request, aka Open Bug Bounty ID OBB-466362.
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
packages/subjects/pub/subjects.php in Archon 3.21 rev-1 has XSS in the referer parameter in an index.php?subjecttypeid=xxx request, aka Open Bug Bounty ID OBB-466362.
- Record
CVE-2017-17972- 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
packages/subjects/pub/subjects.php in Archon 3.21 rev-1 has XSS in the referer parameter in an index.php?subjecttypeid=xxx request, aka Open Bug Bounty ID OBB-466362.
- Record
CVE-2017-17972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9114 No score
packages/subjects/pub/subjects.php in Archon 3.21 rev-1 has XSS in the referer parameter in an index.php?subjecttypeid=xxx request, aka Open Bug Bounty ID OBB-466362.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9114- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wcp-w82q-j3qj
packages/subjects/pub/subjects.php in Archon 3.21 rev-1 has XSS in the referer parameter in an...
packages/subjects/pub/subjects.php in Archon 3.21 rev-1 has XSS in the referer parameter in an index.php?subjecttypeid=xxx request, aka Open Bug Bounty ID OBB-466362.
- Record
GHSA-6wcp-w82q-j3qj- 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-2017-17972 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Archon Project Archon, published July 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.