{"id":"CVE-2017-15284","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-15284","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:46:23.534Z","title":"Cross-Site Scripting exists in OctoberCMS 1.0.425 (aka Build 425), allowing a least privileged user to upload an SVG file containing malicious code as the Avatar for the profile.","description":"Cross-Site Scripting exists in OctoberCMS 1.0.425 (aka Build 425), allowing a least privileged user to upload an SVG file containing malicious code as the Avatar for the profile. When this is opened by the Admin, it causes JavaScript execution in the context of the Admin account.","published":"2017-10-12T08:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:07:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["octobercms/october"],"epss":{"score":0.04027,"percentile":0.90533,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06343,"percentile":0.93405},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.04027,"percentile":0.90136}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-10-12","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42978,"kind":"exploit","title":"OctoberCMS 1.0.425 (Build 425) - Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42978","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/42978.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/42978.txt","published":"2017-10-12","added":"2017-10-13","updated":"2017-11-17","author":"Ishaq Mohammed","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-15284"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/3bbbbf3da469f457881b5af902eb0b89b95189a2","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144587/OctoberCMS-1.0.425-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42978/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/octobercms/library/commit/3bbbbf3da469f457881b5af902eb0b89b95189a2","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144587/OctoberCMS-1.0.425-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42978/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15284","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."}