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CVE-2017-16833

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16833 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Gemirro versions prior to 0.16.0. Attackers can exploit this by injecting malicious JavaScript via a crafted "javascript:" URL within the "homepage" value of a ".gemspec" file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gemirro_project:gemirro:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0081 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: gemirroFixed in: 0.16.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-x7p2-x2j6-mwhrmedium

Gemirro Stored XSS in Gemspec "homepage" value

Nov 29, 2017

References

github.com / PierreRambaud/gemirro/commit/9659f9b7ce15a723da8e361bd41b9203b19c97de
PatchThird Party Advisory