CVE-2017-7296 describes a Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Contiki Operating System 3.0, specifically within the MQTT/IBM Cloud Config page (mqtt.html) of the cc26xx-web-demo. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), stems from improper input sanitization, allowing remote attackers to inject JavaScript code via HTTP POST requests. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of the issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:contiki-os:contiki: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
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.