CVE-2017-5616
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.
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 cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-5616- 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 cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-5616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14714 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14714- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-253q-85fr-vjfv
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.
- Record
GHSA-253q-85fr-vjfv- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5616
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgiemail and cgiecho allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the addendum parameter.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5616- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cgiemailDebian:7 |
before 1.6-37+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.6-37 |
1.6-37+deb7u1 |
cgiemailUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.6-37+deb7u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.6-37 |
1.6-37+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 |
cgiemailUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.6-37+deb7u1build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.6-37 |
1.6-37+deb7u1build0.16.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5616 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Cpanel Cgiecho, published March 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in cgiemail 1.6-37+deb7u1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/95870
news.cpanel.com/tsr-2017-0001-full-disclosure
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5616
github.com/advisories/GHSA-253q-85fr-vjfv
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5616
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5616