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CVE-2017-6478

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6478 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4 versions prior to 4.0.8, specifically within the install/index.php file via the 'step' parameter. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for this flaw is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mangoswebv4_project:mangoswebv4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2017-6478 · Apr 29, 2026
ExploitDB: EDB-52457 · Dec 3, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0257 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 26,208 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / MarkLee131/awesome-web-pocs/blob/main/CVE-2017-6478.md
github.com / paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/issues/15
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / paintballrefjosh/MaNGOSWebV4/releases/tag/4.0.8
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96584
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry