VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15872
phpwcms 1.8.9 has XSS in include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php and include/inc_tmpl/admin.newuser.tmpl.php via the username (aka new_login) field.
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
phpwcms 1.8.9 has XSS in include/inc_tmpl/admin.edituser.tmpl.php and include/inc_tmpl/admin.newuser.tmpl.php via the username (aka new_login) field.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 44th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- phpwcms/phpwcms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 28 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/62c7c4a7a7de5effa0a82c89e77e53795a82e11dIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/90ee94a474b37919161f8112f9e36c53ad70492fIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/62c7c4a7a7de5effa0a82c89e77e53795a82e11dIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/slackero/phpwcms/commit/90ee94a474b37919161f8112f9e36c53ad70492fIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.