CVE-2017-5197

Silverstripe CMS XSS Vulnerability

6.1 MediumFix available

There is XSS in SilverStripe CMS before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2. The attack vector is a page name. An example payload is a crafted JavaScript event handler within a malformed SVG element.

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

0.76%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

There is XSS in SilverStripe CMS before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2. The attack vector is a page name. An example payload is a crafted JavaScript event handler within a malformed SVG element.

Record: CVE-2017-5197
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

There is XSS in SilverStripe CMS before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2. The attack vector is a page name. An example payload is a crafted JavaScript event handler within a malformed SVG element.

Record: CVE-2017-5197
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5827 No score

There is XSS in SilverStripe CMS before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2. The attack vector is a page name. An example payload is a crafted JavaScript event handler within a malformed SVG element.

Record: EUVD-2022-5827
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xmjh-wjc5-wg4h 6.1

Silverstripe CMS XSS Vulnerability

There is XSS in SilverStripe CMS before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2. The attack vector is a page name. An example payload is a crafted JavaScript event handler within a malformed SVG element.

Record: GHSA-xmjh-wjc5-wg4h
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS: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

OSV 6.1

There is XSS in SilverStripe CMS before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2. The attack vector is a page name. An example payload is a crafted JavaScript event handler within a malformed SVG element.

Record: CVE-2017-5197
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-xmjh-wjc5-wg4h 6.1

Silverstripe CMS XSS Vulnerability

There is XSS in SilverStripe CMS before 3.4.4 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2. The attack vector is a page name. An example payload is a crafted JavaScript event handler within a malformed SVG element.

Record: GHSA-xmjh-wjc5-wg4h
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS: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

silverstripe

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`silverstripe/cms` Packagist	before 3.4.4	3.4.4
`silverstripe/cms` Packagist	3.5.0 up to 3.5.2	3.5.2
`silverstripe/cms` Packagist	before 3.4.4, plus listed versions 2.4.102.4.112.4.122.4.132.4.9 Show 45 moreShow less 2.5.03.0.103.0.10-rc13.0.113.0.11-rc13.0.123.0.133.0.143.0.2.13.0.33.0.3-rc13.0.3-rc23.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.6-rc13.0.6-rc23.0.73.0.7-rc13.0.83.0.93.0.9-rc13.1.03.1.0-beta13.1.0-beta23.1.0-beta33.1.0-rc13.1.0-rc23.1.0-rc33.1.13.1.103.1.10-rc13.1.10-rc23.1.113.1.11-rc13.1.123.1.133.1.13-rc13.1.143.1.14-rc13.1.153.1.163.1.16-rc13.1.173.1.17-rc1	3.4.4
`silverstripe/cms` Packagist	3.5.0 up to 3.5.2, plus listed versions 3.5.13.5.1-rc13.5.1-rc23.5.2-rc1	3.5.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5197 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Silverstripe, published March 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in silverstripe/cms 3.4.4.

References

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