Medium severity · published Mar 13, 2017
CVE-2017-5620
An XSS issue was discovered in Zammad before 1.0.4, 1.1.x before 1.1.3, and 1.2.x before 1.2.1
6.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An XSS issue was discovered in Zammad before 1.0.4, 1.1.x before 1.1.3, and 1.2.x before 1.2.1. Attachments are opened in a new tab instead of getting downloaded. This creates an attack vector of executing code in the domain of the application.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZA
Zammad · Zammad
through 1.0.3; 1.1.0; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5620
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96937
Vendor Advisory
https://zammad.com/de/news/security-advisory-zaa-2017-01
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