CVE-2017-6909 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Shimmie <= 2.5.1, specifically within the chatbox history function. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser due to insufficient input sanitization. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability requires user interaction for successful exploitation, but could lead to information disclosure or session hijacking. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:shishnet:shimmie:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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