{"id":"CVE-2015-8684","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-8684","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:15:58.309Z","title":"Exponent CMS before 2.3.7 does not properly restrict the types of files that can be uploaded, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and possibly have other unspecified impact as demonstrated by uploading a file with…","description":"Exponent CMS before 2.3.7 does not properly restrict the types of files that can be uploaded, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and possibly have other unspecified impact as demonstrated by uploading a file with an .html extension, then accessing it via the elFinder functionality.","published":"2017-01-18T17:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:35:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["exponentcms/exponent cms"],"epss":{"score":0.01229,"percentile":0.6875,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1323-exponent-cms-235-file-upload-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136762/Exponent-CMS-2.3.5-File-Upload-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1323-exponent-cms-235-file-upload-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136762/Exponent-CMS-2.3.5-File-Upload-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8684","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}