CVE-2017-6538 json
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue was discovered in webpagetest 3.0.
published 2017-03-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15594
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue was discovered in webpagetest 3.0. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (video) passed to the webpagetest-master/www/speedindex/index.php URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/WPO-Foundation/webpagetest/issues/836 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/WPO-Foundation/webpagetest/issues/836
exploit, issue-tracking, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/96935
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6538
- NVD CVE-2017-6538
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