CVE-2017-16884 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MistServer versions prior to 2.13, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts through failed authentication request alerts. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited with low complexity via network access and user interaction, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity issues. While not on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, and with no active exploitation observed, public exploit code (EDB-43205) exists, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mistserver:mistserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.