CVE-2017-6215
paypal/permissions-sdk-php reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
paypal/permissions-sdk-php is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the samples/GetAccessToken.php verification_code parameter, resulting in code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
paypal/permissions-sdk-php is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the samples/GetAccessToken.php verification_code parameter, resulting in code execution.
- Record
CVE-2017-6215- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
paypal/permissions-sdk-php is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the samples/GetAccessToken.php verification_code parameter, resulting in code execution.
- Record
CVE-2017-6215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2035 No score
paypal/permissions-sdk-php is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the samples/GetAccessToken.php verification_code parameter, resulting in code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2035- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qfv-wwfx-fh34
paypal/permissions-sdk-php reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
paypal/permissions-sdk-php is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the samples/GetAccessToken.php verification_code parameter, resulting in code execution.
- Record
GHSA-2qfv-wwfx-fh34- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
paypal/permissions-sdk-php is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the samples/GetAccessToken.php verification_code parameter, resulting in code execution.
- Record
CVE-2017-6215- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2qfv-wwfx-fh34
paypal/permissions-sdk-php reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
paypal/permissions-sdk-php is vulnerable to reflected XSS in the samples/GetAccessToken.php verification_code parameter, resulting in code execution.
- Record
GHSA-2qfv-wwfx-fh34- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
paypal/permissions-sdk-phpPackagist |
through 3.9.1 | None known |
paypal/permissions-sdk-phpPackagist |
through 3.9.1, plus listed versions v2.2.98v2.3.100v2.3.101v2.4.103v2.5.106 Show 10 moreShow lessv2.6.106v2.6.107v3.4.102v3.5.103v3.6.106v3.7.106v3.8.106v3.8.107v3.9.0v3.9.1 |
None known |
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-2017-6215 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Paypal Php Permissions Sdk, published August 2, 2018. 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.