CVE-2018-17886
An issue was discovered in JEESNS 1.3. The XSS filter in com.lxinet.jeesns.core.utils...
An issue was discovered in JEESNS 1.3. The XSS filter in com.lxinet.jeesns.core.utils.XssHttpServletRequestWrapper.java could be bypassed, as demonstrated by a <svg/onLoad=confirm substring. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12429.
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
An issue was discovered in JEESNS 1.3. The XSS filter in com.lxinet.jeesns.core.utils.XssHttpServletRequestWrapper.java could be bypassed, as demonstrated by a <svg/onLoad=confirm substring. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12429.
- Record
CVE-2018-17886- 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
An issue was discovered in JEESNS 1.3. The XSS filter in com.lxinet.jeesns.core.utils.XssHttpServletRequestWrapper.java could be bypassed, as demonstrated by a <svg/onLoad=confirm substring. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12429.
- Record
CVE-2018-17886- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9627 No score
An issue was discovered in JEESNS 1.3. The XSS filter in com.lxinet.jeesns.core.utils.XssHttpServletRequestWrapper.java could be bypassed, as demonstrated by a <svg/onLoad=confirm substring. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12429.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9627- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-947p-gvp3-77p6
An issue was discovered in JEESNS 1.3. The XSS filter in com.lxinet.jeesns.core.utils...
An issue was discovered in JEESNS 1.3. The XSS filter in com.lxinet.jeesns.core.utils.XssHttpServletRequestWrapper.java could be bypassed, as demonstrated by a <svg/onLoad=confirm substring. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12429.
- Record
GHSA-947p-gvp3-77p6- 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
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-2018-17886 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Jeesns, published October 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.