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CVE-2017-5962

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5962 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting netresearch contexts_wurfl before version 0.4.2, specifically within the "force_ua" HTTP GET parameter of the check_wurfl.php script. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser by tricking them into clicking a malicious link. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netresearch:contexts_wurfl:0.2.0:alpha:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netresearch:contexts_wurfl:0.2.1:alpha:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netresearch:contexts_wurfl:0.2.2:alpha:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netresearch:contexts_wurfl:0.3.0:alpha:*:*:*:typo3:*:*
0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netresearch:contexts_wurfl:0.3.1:alpha:*:*:*:typo3:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0076 is in the 58th 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

forge.typo3.org / issues/79326
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96158
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry