CVE-2017-6538 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webpagetest 3.0, specifically within the webpagetest-master/www/speedindex/index.php URL. It arises from inadequate sanitization of user-provided video data, allowing an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webpagetest_project:webpagetest:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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.