CVE-2017-6539 Cross-site scripting in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via XSS in WebPageTest benchmarks, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6539?
CVE-2017-6539 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues were discovered in webpagetest 3.0. The vulnerabilities exist due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data (benchmark, time) passed to the webpagetest-master/www/benchmarks/delta.php URL. An attacker could execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a browser in the context of the vulnerable website.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webpagetest Project Webpagetest.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-6539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fhh-r8mc-hqm9.