CVE-2017-5938

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC...

6.1 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC before 1.0.14 and 1.1.x before 1.1.26 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nav_data name.

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

1.32%Down 1.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2017-5938
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

Record: CVE-2017-5938
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-15010 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-15010
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3h2f-w6h5-7wr8 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nav_path function in lib/viewvc.py in ViewVC...

Record: GHSA-3h2f-w6h5-7wr8
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

Record: CVE-2017-5938
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

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5938 6.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5938
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

OSVMGASA-2017-0048 No score

Updated viewvc packages fix security vulnerability

Thomas Gerbet discovered that viewvc, a web interface for CVS and Subversion repositories, did not properly sanitize user input. This problem resulted in a potential Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2017-5938).

The viewvc package has been updated to version 1.1.26 which fixes this issue.

Record: MGASA-2017-0048
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12857-1 No score

viewvc-1.3.0~dev20230104-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the viewvc-1.3.0~dev20230104-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:12857-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`viewvc` Debian:7	before 1.1.5-1.4+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.1.5-1.4	1.1.5-1.4+deb7u1
`viewvc` Debian:8	before 1.1.22-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.1.22-1	1.1.22-1+deb8u1
`viewvc` Mageia:5	before 1.1.26-1.mga5	1.1.26-1.mga5
`viewvc` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 1.1.5-1.4+deb7u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.1.5-1.4	1.1.5-1.4+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
`viewvc` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 1.1.22-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.1.22-1	1.1.22-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
`viewvc` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.3.0~dev20230104-1.1	1.3.0~dev20230104-1.1

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-2017-5938 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Viewvc, published February 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in viewvc 1.1.5-1.4+deb7u1.

References

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