CVE-2017-15872 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpwcms version 1.8.9, specifically within the username field of the admin.edituser.tmpl.php and admin.newuser.tmpl.php files. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) requires high privileges and user interaction, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts that 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, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpwcms:phpwcms:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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