CVE-2017-15612 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mistune 0.7.4, specifically within its mistune.py component, affecting the escape and autolink functions. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be triggered by an attacker via unexpected newlines (e.g., in "java\nscript:") or crafted email addresses, requiring user interaction but potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mistune_project:mistune:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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